The arrow indicates the area where
                        new material is being reshaped.

                                    BEFORE:

                                    AFTER:

Just look at this wheel!

It would be considered by most who saw it to be headed for the junk yard!

Notice the large piece of the wheel that is missing at this stage. If you have a wheel like this, remember to save it.

Now watch as our amazing repair team takes it from 'useless' to 'like new'.

The first step is to replace the material that is missing. It can be welded on as shown here. We use steel or aluminum, in this case aluminum, and weld the broken piece back on the wheel.

Later the lathe will trim down the excess metal and shape it to match the rest of the wheel.

This step may have to be repeated depending on how much material is needed and the wheel design. For this wheel one time should do the trick.

This step is done with a lathe. Notice the area that is now filled with new metal which gets shaped by the lathe.

By the time the lathe has made a few passes the edge is ground down to match the original shape of the rim. This process ends when the shape is close enough to be sanded. 

After it is sufficiently smoothed, it is handed over to the sanding station, which takes the surface to a smoother level.

Here you can see a technician sanding a wheel prior to painting or polishing.

At this stage the material has been added, and basic shape attained. Now all that remains is to finish the surface to the desired grade. It can be polished to a mirror like shine, or left semi smooth to allow it to be painted. In this case the wheel is best polished to a shine.

The polishing station shown here to the left is where the wheel is further refined to take on a mirror like shine. Often polishing aluminum takes on the appearance of chrome or better. Call or come in to get a quote on having this work done on your wheels.

These photos show you a before and after shot. The arrow is showing the area where the wheel used to have a large chunk missing. This extreme case should give you an idea of our capabilities. If your wheel is merely bent or scratched the proccess of repair may be substatially reduced.