East London · IG11
Alloy wheel refurbishment in Barking
Barking is a straight A13 run — about thirty-five minutes and, worth saying, entirely out of the ULEZ once you are past the crossing. It is dense, hard-parked and heavily trafficked, so the wheels we see from IG11 have usually taken both kinds of punishment: kerb damage on the face and a buckle from the road surface. We fix both under one roof, which saves you sending a wheel to two different places.
- From Barking
- 21 miles
- Drive time
- ~33 min
- Postcodes
- IG11
- From
- £75 / wheel
The run from Barking
A13 east to the A130, north on the A132 into Wickford. Just over half an hour.
There is no travel charge and no premium for coming from outside Wickford — the price is the price. If 21 miles is an awkward round trip to do twice, bring the wheels loose instead: four in the back of an estate or a van works perfectly well, and plenty of our Barking customers do exactly that.
What we do for Barking cars
Everything happens at Unit 40 — nothing is sent away and nothing is subcontracted. That matters most for the two jobs a mobile repairer genuinely cannot do: diamond cutting, which needs a CNC lathe, and crack welding, which needs a TIG set and a pressure test.
- Full refurbishment — chemically stripped to bare metal, repaired, powder coated and oven-cured. From £75 a wheel.
- Diamond cutting — on our own lathe, with a corrosion-inhibiting lacquer. The fix for wheels that have gone cloudy or milky.
- Crack repair — veed out, TIG welded, machined back and pressure-tested. A cracked wheel is an MOT failure.
- Buckle straightening — runout measured, not guessed. This is what that vibration at 60 usually is.
- Caliper painting — calipers off the car, stripped and coated properly. The obvious moment to do it is while the wheels are already off.
- Locking nut removal — no key needed. From £20 per wheel.
We also run the tuning side out of the same unit — Stage 1 remapping written for your exact engine, plus proper DPF and AdBlue diagnosis. Check what your car should make.
Questions from Barking
Do you cover Barking?
Yes. Barking is about 21 miles from our Wickford workshop — roughly 33 minutes. A13 east to the A130, north on the A132 into Wickford. Just over half an hour.
How far is Wheel Masters from Barking?
21 miles, around 33 minutes on a normal run. A13 east to the A130, north on the A132 into Wickford. Just over half an hour. We are at Unit 40, Andersons Industrial Estate, Lower Park Road, Wickford, SS12 9EJ.
Can I drop the wheels off without the car?
Yes, and from Barking a lot of customers do exactly that — four wheels in the back of an estate saves you doing the drive twice. Just make sure the locking wheel nut key comes with them if you have one.
How much does it cost from Barking?
The same as anywhere — from £75 per wheel, with no travel charge. Price moves with wheel size, finish choice and whatever turns up once the old coating is off. We call you before anything changes the number.
Nearby
Barking to Wickford — about 33 minutes
Standard powder-coated wheels in by 9am are usually ready the same day. Send a photo first and we will tell you what it needs before you set off.