Anodised Work wheels scratched by Mr Tyre fitter

The time is approaching for my new wheels that were ordered over Xmas and delivered earlier this year in February to have their first set of tyres fitted in time for the arch work and respray in August. Than what happens, the air tool scratches the shiny dish.

Garage has accepted responsibility but wanted an alloy specialist to attempt a repair. So they find a not so prominent spot to try a machine polish. That stripped the anodised surface away and tarnished the surrounding area.

So now I have scratches that are so fine you can hardly feel them but easily seen, and the stripped anodised area behind the spokes. Have told the tyre garage what the specialist have told me, a new wheel is the only way. The barrel has been polished and anodised, then the disk already painted gets welded into place. It cannot be disassembled for a total refurb due to this design. The wheel has so far covered a few meters rolling about on my driveway between the car boot and the garage. Not yet even held the weight of the car let alone done a mile.

Lead time is 6-8 weeks for a new wheel to be made. But first the tyre garage want a second opinion from another refurb shop so still some hoops to jump through. Urgh..

Contact Ibrar on here, he is a wheel refurb King.

main thing is they took liability for it so if second opinion shows only way is a new wheel you are sorted as you can keep this then as a spare

Terrible hope it get sorted. Hope they cough up for new alloys instead of messing you around

Doubt it can be fixed so you couldn't tell it from the others seeing as its not a split rim

Anodising deep dishes isn't that easy to do, i looked into this with my WORK Equips but at least they were split rims

The time is approaching for my new wheels that were ordered over Xmas and delivered earlier this year in February to have their first set of tyres fitted in time for the arch work and respray in August. Than what happens, the air tool scratches the shiny dish.

 

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Garage has accepted responsibility but wanted an alloy specialist to attempt a repair. So they find a not so prominent spot to try a machine polish. That stripped the anodised surface away and tarnished the surrounding area.

 

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So now I have scratches that are so fine you can hardly feel them but easily seen, and the stripped anodised area behind the spokes. Have told the tyre garage what the specialist have told me, a new wheel is the only way. The barrel has been polished and anodised, then the disk already painted gets welded into place. It cannot be disassembled for a total refurb due to this design. The wheel has so far covered a few meters rolling about on my driveway between the car boot and the garage. Not yet even held the weight of the car let alone done a mile.

 

Lead time is 6-8 weeks for a new wheel to be made. But first the tyre garage want a second opinion from another refurb shop so still some hoops to jump through. Urgh..

Gutting ! At least they are footing the bill.

Ah mate, that is so careless of them but as said, at least they are accepting responsibility. Gutting none the less, hope it gets sorted soon.

Contact Ibrar on here, he is a wheel refurb King.

I've Pm'd Ibrar.

The second refurb place has informed me that they can only polish diamond cut alloys. Have told Mr Tyre fitter this who insists on them seeing the wheel in person. I think he regrets admitting he scratched it now, thinking this would just buff out with a £5 polish or a £50 detailer. I took a video of the wheels the day before tyres going on as a precaution in case faced with any funny business. Hopefully Mr Tyre fitter won't dick me about for much longer.

Yep looks like they need to cough up for a new wheel mate.

Thanks Ibrar. That'll be my 3rd professional diagnosis saying the same thing. Time to reveal my Driftworks receipt to Mr Tyre fitter who might drop his tools at the sight of it.

Anodising wheels must seem like a good idea to help keep them clean, look good and hold back corrosion. But due to their design and build it means these will gradually pick up stone scuffs and who knows what with no way of restoring them to original.

Mr Tyre fitter has ordered a new wheel for me, so 6 - 8 weeks for that to be made. They do want my old wheel in exchange when the new one comes in. Thing is, this wheel is only valuable to me and they will likely throw it away into the rubbish. I'd have great trouble selling it as it has a custom offset and the finish is marked. Structurally, it is still brand new and would make a perfect spare.

At least it's getting sorted now

Mr Tyre fitter has ordered a new wheel for me, so 6 - 8 weeks for that to be made. They do want my old wheel in exchange when the new one comes in. Thing is, this wheel is only valuable to me and they will likely throw it away into the rubbish. I'd have great trouble selling it as it has a custom offset and the finish is marked. Structurally, it is still brand new and would make a perfect spare.

Probably wants to hang it on the workshop wall as a message to his fitters, 'Don't fecking do this or you get sacked'.

Gutting but glad its getting sorted.

I have cheap wheels but still hate watching tyre fitters working with air tools. Where will you go to now when the time comes for a tyre?

Good news your not having a row with them

Be careful when you clean these wheels, it really doesn't take much to mess up the anodising as i found out on mine

Mr Tyre fitter has ordered a new wheel for me, so 6 - 8 weeks for that to be made. They do want my old wheel in exchange when the new one comes in. Thing is, this wheel is only valuable to me and they will likely throw it away into the rubbish. I'd have great trouble selling it as it has a custom offset and the finish is marked. Structurally, it is still brand new and would make a perfect spare.

They will most likely try and sell it claw back some of the cost. Might powder coat it and flog it, who knows ? Or maybe they are just being awkward ...

That's a great result! Probably just standard practice to stop people trying to fleece them for a free spare wheel.

It's going to be a tense moment when they come to fit the tyre to the new one! [emoji23]

That's a great result! Probably just standard practice to stop people trying to fleece them for a free spare wheel.

It's going to be a tense moment when they come to fit the tyre to the new one! [emoji23]

 

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Definitely going to double bag it

That's a great result! Probably just standard practice to stop people trying to fleece them for a free spare wheel.

It's going to be a tense moment when they come to fit the tyre to the new one! [emoji23]

 

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That's what I thought about the spare wheel. I know it's a pain for you having to wait but at least they have not messed you around and actually ordered a new one without any hassle.

 

I doubt many tyre shops out there would be that easy to get them to order a new one at xxx amount they cost without trying to put up a fight. Hope everything goes well when the new one arrives!

Thanks guys When the time comes to exchange wheels I'll see what they say about the fate of the scratched one. It helped that the guy who scratched it is the branch manager and admitted straight away he'd done it. But then at the time he thought a bit of boot polish would put it right! Hehe.

Probably be the same guy will change the tyres over. He was very careful with both the wheels and this was just an unfortunate moment on the last wheel.

Wow You are lucky they are buying you a new wheel. A lot of shops would offer some money instead of a new wheel.

Odd they want to keep the old. They can get cash for the aluminum or use it has a display wheel.

I've scrapped several gearboxes before and you don't get that much money back even with all that weight. I'm glad they are not mucking me about though. Might help that I've been a regular there for years and was already chatty with the manager. He was annoyed himself that it happened. If he hangs my old wheel on the wall it'll be a reminder every day for him to be extra careful when pulling his tool out

I do have all 4 wheels with tyres on now so they are ready to be handed to the bodyshop in August to make sure the new arches will fit over them. Will have to stay on the old wheels a while longer until I can book ChrisW for a suspension adjustment. The new wheels are very different in size to my current ones so will need that done before driving on them.

When the new wheel arrives from Japan and the bodywork and paint is completed, I'm now having to look at another stage to protect these wheels as best I can to preserve them for longer. I saw Ric had a ceramic coating applied to his paint and wheels, so I've been in touch with that company to see if they can do something to reduce the risk of more scratches from general driving. http://www.cleandetail.co.uk If anything, Mr Tyre Fitter has uncovered what a ball ache maintaining these wheels is going to be.

Good news about the wheel. Looking forward to seeing this up together, how long do you think before it's done?

Paint and body work should be completed by early September, then I'll take the wheels off somewhere to get a protective finish applied. After that, suspension work and wheel fitment. Aside from some other outstanding upkeep jobs it should be "done(ish)".