Nowadays, nearly 90% of newly manufactured cars have been fitted with metal wheels. It's a very common sight to see low profile alloy'rims and elegant looking silvered alloys on even an average family saloon.

And do not they look great?

However, a high amount of these suffer from ongoing cosmetic issues: They damage very readily and very susceptible to light damage.

Kerbstones, potholes and rough terrain are the enemy of their alloy wheel rim along with many cars fitted with them suffer from some sort of decorative damage at some point throughout their lifetime.

It's easy to spot the damage - simply look around the outer metal rim and search for"scuff" and"chip" marks round the outer areas at which the metal on average suffers hurt. Most cars fitted using alloys incur this form of decorative damage and upward to recently, the only alternative was to replace the alloy at great costly!

The fantastic news for drivers would be that many metal wheels are now able to be cost-effectively cosmetically repaired and kept at tip top shape with the introduction of SMART (Small to Medium Area Repair Technique) alloy wheel repair procedures. The repair solution offers clients a quick, efficient and economical alternative while the repair job can be run almost anywhere.

Wheel Refurbishment tuned SMART Repair tech should be able to eradicate those nasty scuff marks and gouges in under 1.5 hours an average of and at significantly less than 20% of the price of a brand new alloy!

During a metal wheel repair, the wheel is initially removed from the wheel. Subsequently, the damage in the rim is sanded and also ground using special alloy wheel grinding machine to combine the repaired area with the remaining part of the wheel.

The SMART Repair wheel repair machine comprises everything required to mend and re-polish kerbed, scratched and corroded rims and lips on metal wheels, or to make ready for repainting.

The system is operated and lets the wheel and tyre to remain insitu whilst a articulated floating arm presents the special grinding and polishing wheel to the rim.


One other significant damage is filled in using an expert resin to reconstruct the shape and shape of this wheel. The wheel surface is then scuffed to permit fresh paint to stick to it. Once the wheel and vehicle are covered to avoid any overspray, a premium excellent primer is employed to pay the area.

Paint colour is paired with a collection of colour swatches, or using the paint code from the manufacturer. It's then applied by spray gun in front of a very clear lacquer is used to seal the wheel and give a high gloss finish. Infrared brake lamps subsequently dry the metal wheel. Once the paint is dry, then the wheel has been finally buffed to provide a high gloss finish, making your metal wheels refurbished and as good as new.