Our services
Kerb rash, cracks, buckles or corrosion - we repair alloy wheels in-house from start to finish, diamond-cut faces included. Welded, straightened, refinished and refitted, all under one roof.
What we repair
A handful of problems cover nearly every wheel that comes through the workshop. Here is what causes each one, what you will notice on the car, and how we put it right.
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What you will notice
Our fix Dressed back, rebuilt to the original profile and refinished so the repair is invisible.
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What you will notice
Our fix TIG-welded by hand, machined back and pressure-checked before it goes anywhere near a tyre.
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Our fix Trued on a hydraulic straightening rig, then rebalanced so the vibration goes for good.
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Our fix Stripped back to bare alloy, corrosion treated and fully refinished - not filled and sprayed over.
Get a price for thisNot sure which one you are looking at? You do not need to know - send us a photo of the wheel and we will tell you what it needs and what it will cost, usually the same day.
Every repair is done properly, not just filled and sprayed over - the damage is fixed at the metal before any refinishing goes near it.
Not everything is worth repairing. Cracks through a spoke or across the bead seat, badly welded previous repairs and heavily corroded rims can be unsafe to put back on the road. If that is what we find, we will say so and tell you what it would cost to replace instead.
Guide prices only - every wheel is quoted individually. Send a photo for a firm price the same day.
Special offers
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How it works
Damage inspected and an honest, itemised quote given.
Kerbing dressed out, cracks welded, buckles trued.
Primer, colour and lacquer, oven-baked in layers.
Tyres back on, balanced and torqued to spec.
In detail
Saxilby Tyres repairs alloy wheels in its own workshop near Lincoln, for drivers across Lincolnshire - wheels come in from Saxilby, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, North Hykeham, Gainsborough, Newark, Retford, Market Rasen, Worksop, Sleaford and Scunthorpe. Kerb rash, cracks, buckles and corrosion are put right at the metal before any refinishing goes on, so the repair lasts as long as the finish does.
Kerb rash is the scraping and gouging along a wheel's outer lip from contact with a kerb - also called kerbing, or curb rash. It is the damage we see most, and it is almost always repairable: the lip is dressed back, rebuilt to its original profile and refinished, so the wheel looks as it did when new. On a painted wheel that means a fresh colour coat; on a diamond-cut wheel the face is re-machined on the lathe instead.
Usually, yes. A crack in the rim or the inner barrel - the kind a pothole leaves - is TIG-welded by hand at Saxilby Tyres, machined back and pressure-checked before a tyre goes anywhere near it. Crack weld repair starts from £90 per wheel. A crack through a spoke, the mounting face or the bead seat is different: those can be unsafe to put back on the road, and we will tell you so rather than weld it anyway.
In most cases. A buckle from a pothole, or a kerb hit at an angle, shows up as steering shake or a seat wobble - usually from around 50mph - or as a wheel that will not balance however many weights go on. Saxilby Tyres straightens buckled wheels on a hydraulic rig, checks them true and rebalances them, which costs far less than a replacement wheel.
Yes. A diamond-cut wheel has a bare machined face under clear lacquer, so kerb rash on it cannot simply be painted over. Saxilby Tyres repairs the damage, re-machines the face on a lathe and seals the wheel under powder lacquer, starting from £100 per wheel. Occasionally a gouge runs deeper than a cut can safely remove, and then the wheel is better finished in a solid colour.
It depends on the damage, which is why every repair at Saxilby Tyres is quoted after a look at the wheel - a photo is usually enough for a firm price the same day. As a guide, a full refurbishment starts from £75 per wheel and includes light kerb damage. Heavier damage - chunks out of the rim or deep gouges - may be charged as extra, and the quote will say so before any work starts. Crack weld repair starts from £90 per wheel, and repairs refinished in a solid colour carry a 1-year guarantee against peeling and corrosion - 6 months on diamond-cut wheels.
How diamond cut alloy wheel repair works| Service | Alloy wheel repair - kerb rash, cracks, buckles and corrosion |
|---|---|
| Crack weld repair | from £90 per wheel |
| Refurbishment | from £75 per wheel, light kerb damage included |
| Heavy kerb damage | Chunks and deep gouges may be charged as extra |
| Diamond cut refurbishment | from £100 per wheel |
| Buckled wheels | Straightened on a hydraulic rig, checked true and rebalanced |
| Diamond-cut wheels | Face re-machined on a lathe and sealed under powder lacquer |
| Quotes | Free - send a photo for a same-day price |
| Guarantee | 1 year against peeling and corrosion; 6 months on diamond-cut wheels |
| Where | Saxilby Tyres, Lincoln - serving Saxilby, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, North Hykeham, Gainsborough, Newark, Retford, Market Rasen, Worksop, Sleaford and Scunthorpe |
Free, no-obligation quotes. Send us a photo or drop in - we're at Drinsey Nook, near Saxilby.
