Alloy wheel refurbishment process

When searching for the best options for getting your alloy wheels repaired you want to be sure you are getting the best service backed by our 12 month guarantee on all fully powder coated alloy wheels. We only use the best products with a combination of powder coat and wet spray to create that OEM “like new” feel time after time.

Upon arrival

Once the wheels are onsite the old valves and balancing weights are removed before each wheel is individually checked for straightness & buckles, once we know the wheel is in good condition for refurbishment it is hot pre washed before the chemical stripping process.

Removal of the previous coatings

Every single alloy wheel we do has the previous coatings removed to expose the bare alloy casting. This stage shows truely what is underneath and lets our technicians give the customer a true idea of what can be expected from the refurbishment process.

Repairs and shot blasting

We now have a clean bare alloy wheel and can see any damage to any part of the wheel. If needed at this point we can add metal with the welder and re shape and blend the repairs into the rest of the casting. The alloy wheel is then  automatically shot blasted in our industry leading machine leaving the perfect metal profile for powder coating.

Masking and plugging

The wheels are ready for the oven and are bunged up with special heat resistant silicone plugs to ensure non of the coatings are in the wheel stud holes, this is held together with a specially desgined backing pad to ensure a clean mating surface is present everytime.

Degas

The alloy wheel is now placed in the oven to help remove any trapped gases from within the casting and sterilise the surface prior to powder coating.

 Powder and colour coat

 The wheels now undergo the powder coating process, coating the complete wheel both outside and in. This ensures a long-lasting hardwearing finish using a large selection of the same OEM products found on brand new wheels.

 Oven Cured 

The wheels are fully cured in the oven at 180 degrees metal temperature to ensure a uniform fully cured coating.

Tyre fitting 

 Once the alloy wheels have been allowed to naturally cool down we fit brand new rubber valves and then refit the tyres will before digitally re balancing the wheel. (32 PSI is put in all loose wheels)

 Fitting to vehicle (when applicable)

 The wheels will be fitted back on to the vehicle and torqued back to the recommended manufactures specification, a Final wipe down and a digital tyre pressure check is now performed.