Alloy Wheel Refurbishment Process

Step 1

• Alloy Wheel comes in
• Tyre inspected for wear, if beyond legal limit customer is advised and offered price for replacement
• Tyre marked up with customer identification and positioning on car
• Tyre removed from wheel, weights and valve removed

Step 2

• Alloy Wheel is chemically stripped
• Wheel is then put through a cleaning machine to remove all chemical deposits and dirt
• Shot blasted with appropriate media to remove final stubborn remaining particles
• Preparation surface is smoothed and levelled, if necessary using a filler suitable for alloys If at this stage we find evidence of splits/cracks the customer would always be advised and appropriate action taken

Step 3

• Alloy Wheel is then put into oven to remove any trapped air
• Into spray booth for a coating of powder coating primer
• Back into oven to be baked for necessary time to ensure curing has been completed
• Wheel is then left to cool to a temperature suitable for painting

Step 4

• Alloy Wheel front is painted and if necessary, the inside
• Flashed off in oven, then inspected for further coats if necessary

Step 5

• A powder lacquer is then applied to the face and inside (powder lacquers are highly durable)
• Oven baked, then removed and inspected for a final time
• Wheel left to cool

Step 6

• New rubber valve inserted, except for where sensor or metal valves existed, in which case the originals would be re-used
• Tyre put back on
• Balancing carried out, using stick-on weights to the inside of the wheel
• Refurbished alloy wheel(s) put back onto car and wheel nuts/bolts torqued