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Alloy Wheels are they good or bad?
Auto Buyers love Alloy Wheels, but they're expensive to replace and easily damaged. Can there be an alternative?

Why do over 50% of all new cars have alloy wheels? Because buyers love the way that they make their cars appear. Nevertheless recent data show that have suffered kerb or pothole damage. Are they repairable or is an expensive replacement always necessary? Who can to be turned by the car owner for impartial advice and professional repairs? Read On

Why do over have alloy wheels? They dissipate heat produced when braking effectively but most of all, they look pretty and may transform any car's appearance.

So quite but oh so readily damaged!

Great care should be taken when and potholes, soft aluminium alloy is readily flattened in case you hit a hump or hole at speed. Much damage may be caused at slow speeds, so it's advisable when parking, to not run the kerbs up.

You've Been Warned!!!

The resulting scuffs and when left unattended notably during winter, can get the wheel to corrode, and destroy the look of your vehicle scrapes are unsightly.

The price of replacing the standard factory fitted alloys will cost you at least GBP100, replacing wheels fitted to the BMWs, Mercedes, Audis and Porsches of the universe can set you back as much!

Relax, don't stress, most typical alloy wheel kerb scuffs and scrapes can be removed by an alloy wheel refurbishment specialist and returned to first state for between GBP60 and GBP40. In many cases the work is performed on site at your convenience.

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Based on the degree of damage endured, exclusively the region of damage on the wheel is sanded down, occasionally deep scrapes might need to be filled with a special alloy wheel gel. Most alloy wheel refurbishers mix their very own paint alloy wheel refurbishment Stockport to ensure a perfect colour match, and combine to leave an invisible repair.

Full wheel refurbishment, where the tyre is removed, the wheel stripped or blasted back to bare metal or lacquered is usually performed at workshop premises and sometimes needs 2/3 day turn around. The finished result nevertheless, can not be worse in relation to the original.

Before and after images repairs could be seen.

Though there are 'hundreds' of alloy wheel cleaners and polishers on the market, most top alloy wheel manufacturers advocate usual straightforward care and consideration. Rinse off dirt and grit which may scrape the wheel, and then simply wash with soapy water. Some advocate using a high quality car wax or specialist wheel wax help grime and brake dust to slide off easily and to keep the glow.





 
 
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