Kent · ME7, ME8

Alloy wheel refurbishment in Gillingham

Gillingham is the outer limit of our Kent coverage, around an hour away. Plenty of ME7 and ME8 customers still make the trip or send wheels by courier, because a genuine lathe skim and oven-cured powder coat is not something you can get from a mobile van. If you are coming this far, bring the wheels loose and make one journey do the work of two.

From Gillingham: 37 miles
Drive time: ~57 min
Postcodes: ME7, ME8
From: £75 / wheel

We are not a mobile service — Gillingham customers come to us. Everything is done at our Wickford unit (Unit 40, Andersons Industrial Estate, SS12 9EJ). We do not offer collection or mobile visits, so you make your own way here — about 57 minutes and 37 miles from Gillingham. Drop the car in, or bring the wheels loose.

The run from Gillingham

M2 and A2 west to the Dartford Crossing, then A13 east and A132 north. Just under an hour.

There is no travel charge and no premium for coming from outside Wickford — the price is the price. If 37 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 Gillingham customers do exactly that.

The roads around the Medway towns are patched and settled, and anything living near the water corrodes under the lacquer. It is usually a full strip rather than a tidy-up.

What we do for Gillingham 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 Gillingham

Do you cover Gillingham?

Yes. Gillingham is about 37 miles from our Wickford workshop — roughly 57 minutes. M2 and A2 west to the Dartford Crossing, then A13 east and A132 north. Just under an hour.

How far is Wheel Masters from Gillingham?

37 miles, around 57 minutes on a normal run. M2 and A2 west to the Dartford Crossing, then A13 east and A132 north. Just under 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 Gillingham 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 Gillingham?

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

Chatham 36 mi Rochester 34 mi Strood 32 mi Higham 32 mi

Gillingham to Wickford — about 57 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.

Get a quote 01268 944210