• Oddershede Hebert posted an update 2 years, 10 months ago

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

    And do not they look amazing?

    But a high number of them suffer from ongoing cosmetic problems: They damage very readily and very vulnerable to light damage.

    Kerbstones, potholes and demanding terrain are the enemy of their alloy wheel rim and most cars fitted together with them suffer with some form of cosmetic damage at any point in their lifetime.

    It’s easy to spot the damage – just look around the outer metal rim and search for"scuff" and"chip" marks across the outer areas where the alloy on average suffers hurt. Most cars fitted using alloys incur this sort of decorative damage and upward to recently, the only real alternative was to restore the alloy at great expensive!

    The remedy solution offers clients a quick, efficient and economical alternative because the repair job can be run almost anywhere.

    Diamond Cut Alloys tuned SMART Repair technician should be able to get rid of those nasty scuff marks and gouges in less than 1.5 hours on average and at significantly less than 20% of the cost of a brand new alloy!

    During an alloy wheel repair, the wheel has been initially removed from the wheel. Subsequently, the damage on the rim is coated and also ground using alloy wheel grinding machine to blend the repaired area with the remaining part of the wheel.

    The SMART Repair wheel repair equipment comprises all needed to repair and re-polish kerbed, scratched and corroded rims and lips on alloy wheelsto make ready for repainting.

    The machine is operated and allows the wheel and tyre to remain in situ whilst a articulated floating arm presents the grinding and polishing wheel to the rim.

    One other major damage is full of using an expert resin to reconstruct the form and shape of the wheel. The wheel is subsequently scuffed to permit fresh paint to stay with it. Once the wheel and vehicle have been covered to prevent any overspray, a premium excellent primer is employed to cover the area.

    Paint colour is matched with a series of colour swatches, or by using the paint code by producer. It’s then implemented by spray gun before a very clear lacquer can be used to secure the wheel and give a high gloss finish. Infrared brake lamps subsequently dry the metal wheel. Once the paint is dry, the wheel has been finally buffed to give a gloss finish, making your metal wheels refurbished and as good as fresh.