How it works
Our process
The same sequence on every wheel, whether it is one kerbed rim or a full set. Each stage is checked before the wheel moves to the next one.
Our own workshop
The lathe, the booth and the oven are all in one unit in Larkhall. Nothing is sent out.
Collection and return
We collect across central Scotland and bring the wheels back balanced.
Guaranteed, or redone
If you are not happy with the finish, we redo it. No argument and no third party to blame.
Reviewed publicly
Real named reviews on our Google profile, which you are welcome to check.
One: the quote
Send photographs of the wheels. Photographs tell us more than a description does, because the difference between a scuff and a structural repair is visible and rarely gets described accurately over the phone.
We come back with what the work involves and how long it takes. There is no obligation and there is no sales call afterwards.
Two: collection and strip
We collect from your door across central Scotland. The wheels are inspected as they are picked up, and anything we find that was not visible in your photographs is raised and priced with you before work begins.
At the workshop the tyres come off. Nothing is refinished with rubber still fitted, because the bead area is exactly where corrosion hides and no oven cure is possible with a tyre on the rim.
The old finish is then removed completely, back to bare alloy. We never coat over a previous finish. Doing that traps whatever was underneath, including corrosion, and the new surface lifts within a season.
Three: repair
With the wheel bare we can see its true condition. Kerb damage in the rim edge is rebuilt and the profile restored at this point, before any refinishing happens.
The order matters. Machining a face over an unrepaired rim edge simply cuts the damage into the wheel, which is why a repair done in the wrong sequence reappears.
Four: refinishing
Diamond cut wheels go on the CNC lathe and the face is recut with a diamond tipped tool, taking the minimum needed to reach clean, even metal. Fresh lacquer seals it.
Painted and powder coated wheels are coated and then cured in the oven, where the powder flows out and bonds into a single continuous shell. That cure runs at temperature for a set time and cannot be hurried.
Five: back on the car
Tyres are refitted and the wheels balanced, so they go straight back on. We return them to you finished rather than part done.
Most sets turn around in a couple of days. If something is going to take longer you hear it from us before you commit, not afterwards.
Common questions
- Why do you strip wheels back to bare metal?
- Because coating over an old finish traps whatever is underneath it, including corrosion, and the new surface lifts within a season. Going back to bare alloy is the only way to know what you are actually working with.
- What happens if you find damage that was not in my photographs?
- We tell you before we start. Wheels are inspected on collection and anything unexpected is raised and priced with you at that point. Nothing gets added to an invoice after the event.
- Are the wheels balanced before they come back?
- Yes. Tyres are refitted and the wheels balanced, so they go straight back on the car.
- What if I am not happy with the finish?
- Tell us and we will put it right. The work is done in our own workshop, so there is no third party to argue with about who is responsible.
Tell us what the wheels need.
Leave your number and what the wheels need, or message us on WhatsApp. You can also call 01698 640 171. Either way we come back with what the work involves and how long it takes.