Tyre Repairs

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POWDER COATING

Powder coating is an advanced finishing process that creates a strong finish also used by OEM manufacturers. It is widely used in industrial finishing for a wide range of parts, materials, and products where a decorative and protective coating is required to protect the product from heat, cold, grime, scratching, corrosion or bleaching.

OUR POWDER COATING PROCESS

Step 1 : Removing the wheels from the car

If we have your car on site it will be parked within our secure premises for the duration of the repair. The other option is that spare wheels are temporally fitted so that the car can stay on the road. We can also provide you with a set of our own wheels to be fitted on your car until the repair process is over. 

Step 2: Removing the tyres, weight
and valves

The tyres are removed from the wheels and marked for precision & rotation, and tagged with the customer’s name. (If we spot unsafe tyres we will inform you. We reserve the right to refuse to refit tyres which are deemed to be unsafe. We then remove all balance weights, valves & sensors (if required). Our workshop is equipped with all the equipment and tools required to deal with tyre pressure monitoring systems and sensors (TPMS).

Step 3: Stripping paint, grime and dirt

​The wheel is then dipped in a special chemical solution to strip away the existing finish and break all dust. After a few hours , the entire wheel is fully stripped back to bare aluminium.

Step 4: Wheel aqua blasting

The wheel is then aqua blasted in a special blasting cabinet for more cleaning, corrosion removal and this also prepares the surface. .

Step 5: Wheel inspection

Once the wheel is fully cleaned it is checked for any cracks or structural damage. The wheels are tested on a balancing machine to check for any bends or buckles. We would then notify you if there is any damage to the wheel deemed to be dangerous, and advise if the wheel can be repaired and if any extra repair cost is involved. Please note that any damages that are not repaired may affect the quality of the wheel painting process.

Step 6: Welding and wheel straightening

We have special equipment use for repair of bent, buckled, dented or cracked alloy wheels. The refurbishment is not always necessary when straightening the wheel. 

Step 7: Preparing wheel surface

​The next step is machining to remove kerb damage from the surface of the wheel (if the damage is very deep it can be filled with aluminium and welded to return it to its original shape.

Step 8: Painting the wheel

First, the wheel is placed into the oven for the preheating  process. Then the new powder primer is applied and the wheels go back into the oven for the curing process. 

 After the curing process, the wheels are allowed to cool down slightly before the colour application and powder coat clear lacquer. -The wheels are then taken placed back into the oven to harden the coatings and ensure a full cure. Please see below a selection of powder coating we have available. Other colours can be prepared on order. 

JET BLACK

CHROME

MATT BLACK

GREY

GUNMETAL

CANDY RED RIPE

Glittery Silver

Winter Silver

LATENT YELLOW

Anodic Medium Bronze

Gold 96

Step 9: Tyre fitting and balancing

​Once the wheel is repaired we fit new rubber valves (if the wheels had metal valves or sensors these are re-fitted as before).
The tyre is then refitted to the wheel and balanced using weights stuck to the inside of the wheel.

Step 10: Fitting wheel to car

​The wheels are fitted to the car and final checks are carried out including tyre pressure and wheel bolt torque and tightening.

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