Wheel Refinishing

One of the services that I offer is refinishing alloy wheels.  Because of the salt, it doesn't take long for alloy rims to look poor due to corrosion.  When I refinish wheels, I first clean them to get them ready for stripping. Once the old coatings have been stripped, I sandblast the rims with a fine sand. I strip the rims first because I find that the coarser sand needed to remove the coating tends to erode the aluminum, which also results in a very rough surface. The blasting cleans the rims and prepares them for coating. Once they are clean and ready for coating, I start with a powder primer, which helps to fill in imperfections and seals the rim.  After the rim is primed, I coat with a color of the owners choice. It is possible to have more than one color. Multiple colors increase the cost because of the extra time that it takes to mask off areas. The final step is to coat the rims with a powder clear coat.  Once finished, the rims have at least three coats of powder protecting them. Because it is not alway possible to get a perfect match with the color of an existing rim, I think that it is best to have rims done as a set.  Refininshing Costs Rims 15 inch and smaller starting at 275.00 Rims 16 and 17 inch starting at 325.00 Rims 18 inch and larger starting at 375.00 Multiple colors adds to the cost as well as rims that require extra cleaning and prep work. Tax not included