Express Bodyshop Alloy Wheel Refurbishment
Our specialist wheel refurbishment equipment at the Express Bodyshop allows us to offer a same-day wheel refurbishment* service for single wheels or full sets, kerbed or corroding, supplied on the vehicle or off and with simple, fixed pricing.
The Process:
1. Where fitted to the vehicle, remove the wheels (on a scissor lift, NOT axle stands or jacks) 
2. Where tyres are fitted, deflate and break the front bead
3. Repair scratches on kerbed alloys
4. Media blast to remove flaking paint or corrosion to bare alloy (if needed)
5. Media blast lightly to etch the surface for best adhesion
6. Prime, wet-sprayed finish and clearcoat in the spraybooth
7. Low-temperature bake, final finish and refit (as needed)
This process ensures the most thorough preparation of the wheel, and hence durability of the finish, without the need for (and cost to the customer of) tyre removal, refitting and rebalancing.
* Where wheels are presented with extensive corrosion, or have been previously refurbished with a non-OEM coating, same-day return may not be possible.
Pricing:
FREE wheel refurb offer!
Current promotion: mention the Promo Code FREEWHEEL and we'll repair one of your wheels for free when you book in a set of four.
| Repair service | Per wheel |
|---|---|
| Light to moderate kerbing of a standard silver painted finish | 75+VAT | | | | | If applicable, for each of the following: | 15+VAT | • 17" rim or larger | • Complex profile or multi-spoke pattern | • Corrosion, chemically sensitive or flaking finish requiring blasting to bare alloy | • Extensive or deep gouging | | | | | Runflat tyres | 5+VAT | | | | | Colour changes, special effect finishes or a collect/return service, please ask for details | Discounts are available for wheels supplied off the vehicle |
Customer notes:
We do not repair dented or torn wheels, and recommend that wheels that have been damaged in this way are replaced, not put back into service on the road.
Polished/lacquered and turned/lacquered finishes are inherently flawed. The very regular polished or turned alloy surface provides a very small surface area, and hence adhesion to the protective clearcoat, which is why these finishes fail so quickly - even from the factory - with the characteristic milky mottling of lacquer lifting and alloy corrosion. As a result we recommend that wheels are not refurbished to this finish and a spray finish with better adhesion characteristics is used.
Corrosion removes material from the wheel, and the longer the wheel is allowed to corrode, the more aluminium will turn to oxide and leave a pit in the surface. Where the surface of the wheel has been deeply pitted by corrosion, it may not be possible to restore a true profile as the amount of material that can be safely removed from the wheel, and the maximum build of primer that can be applied to fill in lows both have limits. We will achieve the best repair possible for customers presenting corroded wheels - the sooner the refurbishment is carried out, the better this will be.
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