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"I only have a small scuff.. do I have to pay the full amount?"
I'm afraid that you do have to pay the full amount, but for good reason. Some companies repair just the damaged area, or repair just the rim, but there are drawbacks with this method. As already mentioned, it is extremely difficult to match the paint colour on wheels. Even if you do have the correct colour, silver is a notoriously difficult colour to match, and a difficult colour to spray, meaning that even under ideal circumstances it is almost impossible to match the original finish exactly... so if you repair just a patch, you can end up with a patchy finish.


The second problem is that if you have to repair a small area, the paintwork will need to be faded-in (as leaving a hard edge is not acceptable). Fading-in the paintwork will mean that the paintwork is very thin at the edges. We have found that this thin paintwork can sometimes cause problems. It has to be considered that the wheels receive more punishment than any other part of the car, and to clean them requires fairly harsh chemicals. We feel that only the best is good enough for our customers, and the only acceptable way to refurbish an alloy wheel is to strip it down and apply completely new coats of paint and lacquer.

Individual wheels
£74.99+vat
£88.11inc each
Four or more wheels
£69.99+vat
£82.23inc each
IMPORTANT NOTE : We Refurbish the WHOLE wheel!
Some companies refurbish just the damaged area or just the rim. We take no short-cuts and put quality first. For best results, we refurbish the whole face of the wheel, leaving it fully sealed with a thick even coat of lacquer.

Comes with a 1 year Cast Iron Guarantee*
against flaking, discolouration and corrosion
*Excludes split-rim wheels

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