Wheel Repair
These aren't your grandfather's repair options.
Alloy wheel repair has evolved over the last eighty-seven years. Owing to science and to art, today's methods and materials make alloy wheels very repairable. Today's specialist wheel repair companies have the technology and know-how to put your wheels back on the road and fix problems ranging from scrapes to bends and even cracks. Whether they are BMW, Jaguar, Porsche, MG or Audi wheels, repaired alloy wheels can look as beautiful as the day they were made and provide good return of time and money.
Why Repair
Budget is a factor. Repair offers savings over buying new, thereby protecting your investment. Rare wheels are out of production treasures. While severe damage may warrant outright replacement, there is a possibility that seasoned repair companies may source a matching, repairable alloy wheel for sale - preserving your set of rare wheels.
Common Alloy Wheel Problems
Superficial Scrapes
Tight parking situations and drive-up windows are the nemesis of even the most careful driver. You know instantly when it happens; that metallic scrawling sound puts chills up your spine. The consequence is usually a scratch - an unappealing reminder of momentary miscalculation. This is the easiest and quickest repair. Adventurous owners with the right tools, strict care, and copious time might take on minor restoration themselves.
The following issues involve structural damage beyond the superficial. Aside from being gruesome-looking, this sort of damage can affect performance and make wheels unsafe.
Radial Runout
A departure from roundness; the tire is no longer a perfect circle. The tire moves up and down with respect to its central axis while rotating. Balance across the tire's diameter is affected.
Lateral Runout
Effectively, this is side to side wobble. Damage affects the tire balance across its width, making sidewalls deviate from a perfect plane. Lateral damage is more difficult to repair. Even significant and irreparable damage may not be detectable to the naked eye. Damage such as this often requires proper testing before it can be detected.
Cracks
Some cracks can be repaired safely and beautifully. However, this is one type of damage most likely to put a wheel beyond repair. Feasibility of repair depends on both location of the crack and the extent of the damage. Damage near base of spokes or the lug area typically won't permit safe repair.
Time for Repair
During the snowy winter season, drivers often swap their wheels out, making this a convenient time for repair. Small surface repairs may take only hours. Larger repairs may require one day, several days, or even weeks. Time depends upon the extent of the damage, type of finish and the sourcing of replacements as well as the quality of the shop.
Alloy wheel repair has evolved over the last eighty-seven years. Owing to science and to art, today's methods and materials make alloy wheels very repairable. Today's specialist wheel repair companies have the technology and know-how to put your wheels back on the road and fix problems ranging from scrapes to bends and even cracks. Whether they are BMW, Jaguar, Porsche, MG or Audi wheels, repaired alloy wheels can look as beautiful as the day they were made and provide good return of time and money.
Why Repair
Budget is a factor. Repair offers savings over buying new, thereby protecting your investment. Rare wheels are out of production treasures. While severe damage may warrant outright replacement, there is a possibility that seasoned repair companies may source a matching, repairable alloy wheel for sale - preserving your set of rare wheels.
Common Alloy Wheel Problems
Superficial Scrapes
Tight parking situations and drive-up windows are the nemesis of even the most careful driver. You know instantly when it happens; that metallic scrawling sound puts chills up your spine. The consequence is usually a scratch - an unappealing reminder of momentary miscalculation. This is the easiest and quickest repair. Adventurous owners with the right tools, strict care, and copious time might take on minor restoration themselves.
The following issues involve structural damage beyond the superficial. Aside from being gruesome-looking, this sort of damage can affect performance and make wheels unsafe.
Radial Runout
A departure from roundness; the tire is no longer a perfect circle. The tire moves up and down with respect to its central axis while rotating. Balance across the tire's diameter is affected.
Lateral Runout
Effectively, this is side to side wobble. Damage affects the tire balance across its width, making sidewalls deviate from a perfect plane. Lateral damage is more difficult to repair. Even significant and irreparable damage may not be detectable to the naked eye. Damage such as this often requires proper testing before it can be detected.
Cracks
Some cracks can be repaired safely and beautifully. However, this is one type of damage most likely to put a wheel beyond repair. Feasibility of repair depends on both location of the crack and the extent of the damage. Damage near base of spokes or the lug area typically won't permit safe repair.
Time for Repair
During the snowy winter season, drivers often swap their wheels out, making this a convenient time for repair. Small surface repairs may take only hours. Larger repairs may require one day, several days, or even weeks. Time depends upon the extent of the damage, type of finish and the sourcing of replacements as well as the quality of the shop.