Unit 40, Andersons Industrial Estate · Wickford
Alloy wheel Refinishing stripped to bare metal, not sprayed over
Powder coating, diamond cutting, crack welding and buckle removal — all of it under one roof in Wickford. Wheels come off, tyres come off, and the old finish is chemically stripped back to the aluminium before we touch anything.
- From
- £75 / wheel
- Turnaround
- Same day · standard
- Finish life
- 15–20 yrs · with care
Before
After
Fancy seeing yours? The finish studio previews any colour on a photo of your own wheels.
Open the studioWheels
What the workshop was built around. A full strip, structural repair, powder coat and oven cure — or a diamond cut on the lathe. Everything happens here in Wickford.
- Alloy Wheel Refurbishment
- Diamond Cutting
- Alloy Wheel Crack Repair & Welding
- Buckle Removal & Wheel Straightening
- Brake Caliper Painting
- Tyre Removal, Fitting & Balancing
- TPMS Sensors & Valve Replacement
- Locking Wheel Nut Removal
Power
Stage 1 remapping written for your exact engine, data-logged and road-tested. Plus proper DPF and AdBlue diagnosis — and off-road solutions where the vehicle genuinely warrants it.
Calculate your gainsStage 1 & economy · petrol, diesel & vans
What will your car actually make?
Pick your car or van and see a realistic estimate — power, torque, acceleration and economy — for a Stage 1 or an economy remap. Those are the two we do, so those are the two the calculator shows. No inflated headline numbers you will never see on a rolling road.
Every map is written for your exact engine and specification, data-logged on the car and road-tested before you get the keys. Your original file is read and backed up first, every time, so it can go back to standard whenever you want.
How a wheel goes through the shop
Seven steps. No shortcuts.
This is the bit that separates a refurbishment from a respray. Every step has to happen, and it has to happen in this order — that is why the sequence is numbered and the rest of this site is not.
Wheels off, tyres off
There is no shortcut. You cannot chemically strip a wheel with a tyre on it, and you cannot see the inner barrel — where cracks live — until the rubber is gone.
Chemical strip to bare metal
Lacquer, colour, primer and any old filler come off completely. This is the step most cheap quotes leave out, and it is the reason they come back within a year.
Inspect what is actually there
Now we can see it: cracks, corrosion pitting, buckles, porous castings, previous repairs. Plenty of wheels look fine with paint on and tell a different story without it.
Structural repair first
TIG welding, buckle straightening, machining. Never cosmetics before structure — there is no point coating a wheel you are about to weld.
Clean, key and mask
The bare wheel is degreased and keyed, and the hub bore and valve seat are masked, so the powder bonds straight to clean aluminium. No shot-blasting and no primer coat — the chemical strip already leaves the bare metal we want.
Powder coat and oven cure
Electrostatic powder, then roughly 200°C in the oven where it melts, flows out and cross-links into one continuous skin. Diamond-cut wheels go on the lathe at this point.
Rebuild, balance, torque
New valve, tyre refitted, balanced, back on the car torqued to the manufacturer figure — and we tell you what that figure is. Re-torque after the first 50 miles.
Essex · Kent · East London
Where our customers come from
Wickford sits two minutes off the A130 and ten from the A127, which puts most of Essex inside half an hour, east London on one road, and north Kent a straight run over the Dartford Crossing. We are also well outside the ULEZ — the drive out costs you nothing.
Essex
Wickford is Essex through and through — we are two minutes off the A130, ten from the A127 and inside half an hour of almost anywhere in the county. Most Essex customers drop the car in and collect the same day.
51 towns covered →
02East London
Straight out along the A127 or A13 and you are with us. East London is our second-biggest catchment — most customers are here inside forty minutes, and outside the ULEZ and Congestion Charge the whole way.
22 towns covered →
03Kent
Over the Dartford Crossing and up the A13 — north and mid Kent reach us in well under an hour. Plenty of our Kent customers drop wheels loose and save the trip twice.
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Knowledge
Straight answers about wheels
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Tell us what you have got
A photo of the damage and your car reg gets you a proper answer rather than a guess. If it is quicker to talk, call the workshop on 01268 944210.
- Workshop
- Unit 40, Andersons Industrial Estate
Lower Park Road
Wickford SS12 9EJ - Phone
- 01268 944210
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 9–6
Sat by appointment
Sun closed
Finding us
We are just off Cranfield Park Road, opposite the BP filling station. Come up Lower Park Road until you see the sign for Andersons Trading Estate on your left — we are through the main gate and immediately on your right.
Before you ask
The questions we get every day
How much does alloy wheel refurbishment cost?
A single alloy starts from £75, powder coated, for a 16 to 18 inch wheel. The final price depends on wheel size, the finish you choose and whether anything structural turns up once the old coating is stripped off — we always call you before doing anything that changes the price.
How long will it take?
Standard powder-coated wheels 17in or under, in a standard colour, delivered by 9am, are usually ready the same day. Diamond cutting, custom colours, larger wheels or any welding or straightening typically need the car for one to two days.
Do I have to have all four wheels done?
No. We refinish single wheels regularly and match them to the rest of your set. A full set is better value per wheel, but if only one corner is kerbed then that is what we will do.
Where are you and what areas do you cover?
We are at Unit 40, Andersons Industrial Estate, Lower Park Road, Wickford, SS12 9EJ — just off Cranfield Park Road opposite the BP filling station. We cover Essex, Kent and East London, and customers regularly travel to us from Romford, Southend, Chelmsford, Basildon and over the Dartford Crossing.
How long will a refurbished finish last?
Looked after correctly — regular gentle washing and no harsh, acidic wheel cleaners — a powder-coated finish can last fifteen to twenty years. We hand every customer a simple care guide, and the whole of it comes down to washing them the way you would the paintwork. Diamond-cut finishes have a shorter, finite life whatever anyone does, because there is bare machined aluminium sitting under the lacquer.