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How Can You Repair a Damaged Alloy Wheel?

Nowadays, nearly 90% of newly manufactured cars are fitted with metal wheels. It's really a very common sight to see lowprofile alloy'rims and elegant looking silvered metals on even an average family saloon.

And don't they look great?

However, a high number of them suffer with ongoing cosmetic problems: They damage very easily and very susceptible to light damage.


Kerbstones, pot-holes and demanding terrain are the enemy of their metal wheel rim along with many cars fitted together with them suffer from some sort of cosmetic damage at some point throughout their life.

It's easy to see the damage - only look round the outer metal rim and look for"scuff" and"processor" marks around the outer areas at which the alloy typically suffers damage. Most cars fitted with metals incur this kind of cosmetic damage and upward to recently, the only real alternative was to displace the metal at great high priced!

Alloy Wheel Refurbishment offers clients a quick, efficient and cost effective alternative as the repair job can be run almost anywhere.

A tuned SMART Repair technician should have the ability to clear away those nasty scuff marks and gouges in less than 1.5 hours an average of and also at significantly less than 20% of the price of a new metal!

During an alloy wheel repair, the wheel has been initially removed from the wheel. Afterward, the damage in the rim is sanded and also ground utilizing alloy wheel grinding equipment to combine the repaired area with the remainder of the wheel.



The system is operated and lets the wheel and maneuvering to stay in situ whilst a articulated floating arm presents the special grinding and polishing wheel to the rim.

Any major damage is filled in using an expert resin to rebuild the form and shape of the wheel. The wheel is subsequently scuffed to permit coloring to stick to it. Once the wheel and vehicle have been covered to avoid any overspray, a premium quality primer is employed to pay for the area.

Paint colour is paired using a collection of colour swatches, or using the paint code from producer. It is then applied by spray gun before a clear lacquer is used to secure the wheel and give a high gloss finish. Infrared brake lamps subsequently dry the alloy wheel. Once the paint is dry, the wheel has been finally buffed to provide a gloss finish, making your metal wheels refurbished as good as new.
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