Essex · RM18

Alloy wheel refurbishment in Tilbury

Tilbury is half an hour away and gives us a specific mix: dock-road damage and river salt. The A1089 and the roads around the port are punished by container traffic and the surfaces show it, so we see a lot of buckles and cracks. Being on the Thames adds corrosion on top. That combination usually means a full strip rather than a cosmetic repair — but it also means the result is a genuinely restored wheel rather than a patched one.

From Tilbury: 18 miles
Drive time: ~32 min
Postcodes: RM18
From: £75 / wheel

We are not a mobile service — Tilbury 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 32 minutes and 18 miles from Tilbury. Drop the car in, or bring the wheels loose.

The run from Tilbury

A1089 to the A13, east to the A130 and north into Wickford. About half an hour.

There is no travel charge and no premium for coming from outside Wickford — the price is the price. If 18 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 Tilbury customers do exactly that.

The dock approach roads are rutted from heavy axle loads and the drains have sunk. If you use them daily, your wheels will find every one of them.

What we do for Tilbury 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 Tilbury

Do you cover Tilbury?

Yes. Tilbury is about 18 miles from our Wickford workshop — roughly 32 minutes. A1089 to the A13, east to the A130 and north into Wickford. About half an hour.

How far is Wheel Masters from Tilbury?

18 miles, around 32 minutes on a normal run. A1089 to the A13, east to the A130 and north into Wickford. About 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 Tilbury 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 Tilbury?

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

Grays 16 mi Stanford-le-Hope 12 mi Orsett 14 mi South Ockendon 17 mi

Tilbury to Wickford — about 32 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