Refurbishment vs Smart Repair

Alloy Wheel Refurbishment UK performs a full process refurbishment (see our process page) to bring your wheels back to life. This means a strict process is followed to ensure quality is maintained to the highest standards possible to get as “New “finish as possible. This is also known as an OEM process (replicates the process when the wheels are first manufactured, in other words remanufactured accordingly*) and performed by highly skilled Technicians using the latest equipment in controlled environments.

This full OEM process is not to be confused with a localised repair known as a SMART repair, SMART repair is more convenient and quick but only the face of the wheel is repaired locally without the full benefits of an OEM process.

Alloy Wheel Refurbishment UK also only repair your wheels using very high quality Water-Bourne paints and powders of automotive grade, once again not to be confused with industrial grade powders. Less expensive alternativewheel repair companies or trade powder coaters may not follow strict quality control, processes or utilise automotive grade products and will usually have a shorter life span than a fully quality controlled factory process like Alloy Wheel Refurbishment UK.

Please see below table highlighting the benefits of the Alloy Wheel Refurbishment UK process and where your money is spent:-

	AWRUK Process	SMART Repair	Less Expensive Alternatives
Tyre is removed	YES	NO (only bead is broken)	YES
Tyre Depth and Damage Checked	YES	NO	NO
Wheels Checked for Cracks and/or Buckles	YES	NO	NO
Chemical Stripping	YES	NO	SOMETIMES (Usually Outsourced)
Wheel Washed and Treated	YES	NO	YES (Washed but not Treated)
Quality Control Check and Documented	YES	NO	NO
Thorough Preparation	YES	NO	NO
Quality Control Check and Documented	YES	NO	NO
Powder Coating Primer	YES	NO	SINGLE COAT
Quality Control Check and Documented	YES	NO	NO
Water Bourne Basecoat	YES	YES	NO
Quality Control Check and Documented	YES	NO	NO
Diamond Cut Process where applicable	YES	NO	NO
Quality Control Check and Documented	YES	NO	NO
Powder Lacquer Application	YES	NO (Wet Lacquer only)	NO (Usually Single Coat)
Quality Control Check and Documented	YES	NO	NO
Final Quality Control Check and Signed by Process Manager	YES	NO	NO
Tyre Refit and Balance	YES	NO	NO
12 Month Guarantee*	YES	NO	NO

**OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer

Refurbishment vs Smart Repair

Please see below table highlighting the benefits of the Alloy Wheel Refurbishment UK process and where your money is spent:-

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