How Do You Repair a Damaged Alloy Wheel?Posted by Guldborg Nelson on May 21st, 2021 Nowadays, nearly 90% of newly manufactured cars are fitted with alloy wheels. It's a very common sight to see low profile metal'rims and elegant looking silvered metals on even an average family saloon. And do not they look great? But a high quantity of them suffer from ongoing cosmetic issues: They damage very easily and very vulnerable to light damage.
Kerbstones, pot holes and demanding terrain are all the enemy of the alloy wheel rim and many cars fitted together with them suffer with some sort of cosmetic damage at some point in their lifetime.
It's easy to see the damage - only look around the outer metal rim and look for"scuff" and"processor" marks around the outer areas at which the alloy on average suffers damage. Most cars fitted with metals incur this kind of decorative damage and up until recently, the only alternative was to restore the metal at great costly!
The remedy solution offers clients a quick, efficient and cost effective alternative while the repair work can be conducted almost anywhere.
A tuned SMART Repair tech should have the ability to eradicate those nasty scuff marks and gouges in under 1.5 hours typically and also at less than 20% of the price of a new metal!
During an alloy wheel repair, the wheel has been initially removed from the wheel. Subsequently, the damage in the rim is coated and also ground utilizing special alloy wheel grinding equipment to blend the repaired area with the remaining part of the wheel.
Diamond Cut Wheel Repair comprises everything required to mend and re-polish kerbed, scratched and corroded pliers and rims on metal wheels, or to prepare for repainting.
The system is operated and allows the wheel and tyre to remain in situ whilst a articulated floating arm presents the special grinding and polishing wheel to the rim.
Any significant damage is filled in using an expert resin to rebuild the form and shape of this wheel. The wheel is then scuffed to allow coloring to stay with it. Once the wheel and vehicle are covered to prevent any overspray, a premium quality primer is employed to cover the repaired area.
Paint colour is paired using a set of colour swatches, or using the paint code by the manufacturer. It is then applied by spray gun before a crystal clear lacquer can be used to seal the wheel and then give a high gloss finish. Infra red brake lamps then dry the metal wheel. Once the paint is dry, then the wheel has been finally buffed to give a gloss finish, leaving your metal wheels refurbished as good as brand new.
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