From Flawless Repair to Total Reinvention
MRC – Mag Repair Centre offers a complete and integrated spectrum of services to address any conceivable need your alloy wheels may have. We masterfully combine advanced, precision technology with artisan skill and a deep understanding of materials to deliver flawless results. Whether you require a simple cosmetic touch-up to erase a frustrating scuff, a full-scale refurbishment to revitalise a set of ageing wheels, or a complex custom modification to create a truly unique look, our team has the expertise and equipment to deliver.
Our expansive workshop is fully equipped to handle wheels of all sizes, types, and finishes. From standard OEM cast wheels to high-end multi-piece, forged, and magnesium rims, we have the specialised knowledge required for each. Every service we offer follows a meticulous, quality-controlled process, ensuring perfection from the initial assessment to the final handover.
Our Menu of Specialised Services
1. Alloy Wheel Repair & Full Refurbishment
Perfect for wheels with cosmetic damage like kerb rash, scratches, corrosion, and fading paint.
Everyday driving inevitably takes a toll on your alloy wheels. Kerb rash from tight parking, stone chips from motorway driving, peeling lacquer, and fading finishes can significantly detract from your vehicle’s appearance and resale value. Our expert wheel repair and refurbishment service is designed to completely erase this damage and return your wheels to a condition that is often better and more durable than the original factory finish.
1. Initial Inspection & Safe Tyre Removal
We begin with a rigorous inspection to identify any hidden structural damage, such as hairline cracks or bends. The tyre is then carefully removed using a state-of-the-art touchless tyre machine, which prevents any harm to the rim edge or the sensitive tyre bead.
2. Chemical Stripping
The wheel is submerged in a specialised, heated chemical bath. This process safely and completely removes all layers of old paint, lacquer, and primers without abrading or damaging the delicate surface of the underlying alloy. This method is vastly superior to sandblasting, which can compromise the metal’s surface integrity.
3. Damage Repair & Surface Preparation
Our skilled technicians meticulously repair any cosmetic damage. Kerb rash is carefully smoothed out, and deeper gouges or missing metal fragments are repaired using high-strength aluminium TIG welding. The entire wheel is then painstakingly prepared to create the perfect microscopic profile for maximum primer adhesion.
4. Powder Coat Primer & Curing
A high-quality, zinc-based powder coat primer is electrostatically applied, providing a robust, corrosion-resistant base layer that seals the alloy. The wheel is then cured in an industrial oven at a precise temperature to ensure the primer is perfectly hardened and bonded to the metal.
5. Colour Application
Your chosen colour is expertly applied in a dust-free, climate-controlled spray booth. We can precisely colour-match the original OEM factory shade or create a completely custom colour based on your preference. We use only the highest-grade automotive paints, ensuring a rich, deep, and even finish.
6. Protective Clear Coat Application
A final, durable clear coat layer (available in matt, satin, or high-gloss) is applied over the base colour. This crucial layer protects the wheel’s finish from UV radiation, road grime, corrosive brake dust, and minor scratches, ensuring a long-lasting, easy-to-clean surface.
7. Final Curing & Rigorous Quality Control
The wheel undergoes a final curing cycle in the oven to harden the clear coat. Afterwards, a senior technician performs a detailed multi-point quality inspection under specialised lighting, checking for any surface imperfections before the wheel is approved for refitting.
8. Tyre Refitting & Precision Balancing
The tyre is professionally refitted, inflated to the manufacturer’s recommended pressure, and then precision-balanced on our advanced digital wheel balancer to guarantee a perfectly smooth, vibration-free ride.
2. Structural Repair: Straightening & Welding
The essential service for buckled, bent, or cracked wheels to restore safety and performance.
Potholes, road debris, and even minor traffic incidents can cause significant structural damage to your wheels. These issues, such as bends, buckles, or cracks, are not merely cosmetic flaws; they are serious safety hazards. They compromise the structural integrity of the wheel, leading to dangerous steering vibrations, accelerated and uneven tyre wear, and an increased risk of catastrophic failure while driving.
Wheel Straightening: Buckle & Bend Removal
Potholes, road debris, and even minor traffic incidents can cause significant structural damage to your wheels. These issues, such as bends, buckles, or cracks, are not merely cosmetic flaws; they are serious safety hazards. They compromise the structural integrity of the wheel, leading to dangerous steering vibrations, accelerated and uneven tyre wear, and an increased risk of catastrophic failure while driving.
The Process
The wheel is securely mounted on the rig, and its deviation from true is measured to within fractions of a millimetre using a dial gauge. The technician then identifies the precise points of deformation and gently applies controlled hydraulic pressure, sometimes with targeted heat application, to coax the alloy back into its original, perfectly round shape. This is a delicate and highly skilled process that requires immense experience to avoid over-correcting or stressing the metal.
Final Result
A professionally straightened wheel that runs true, completely eliminating vibrations, preventing abnormal tyre wear, and allowing for perfect wheel balancing.
Aluminium TIG Welding: Crack Repair
A cracked alloy wheel represents a critical failure point and a major safety concern. Our certified welders use advanced Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding techniques to perform permanent, high-strength repairs that restore the wheel’s integrity.
The Process
The area around the crack is meticulously cleaned and prepared. A ‘V’ groove is carefully ground along the length of the crack to ensure the weld achieves full penetration through the alloy. The technician then skilfully applies a new bead of high-quality filler rod, welding the crack from both sides of the wheel to create a new, solid bond that is as strong, or even stronger, than the parent metal. After welding, the bead is ground down and perfectly smoothed, making the repair completely invisible after the wheel is refinished.
OUR SAFETY PROMISE
We will never perform a weld on a wheel if the crack is located in a structurally critical area that would compromise its fundamental integrity (e.g., on a spoke-to-hub joint). Your safety is our non-negotiable priority, and we will provide an honest assessment if the wheel is beyond safe repair.
3. Bespoke Modifications & Customisation
Unleash your vision and create a truly unique identity for your vehicle
Your wheels are a canvas for personal expression. Our custom modification services empower you to move beyond the standard and create a look that is uniquely yours, from subtle aesthetic enhancements to aggressive performance-oriented adjustments.
Custom Colour Changes & Finishes
Move beyond the limitations of standard silver. Our custom finishing service gives you the freedom to choose from a virtually limitless palette of colours and textures.
Colour Options
We offer an extensive range of solid colours, metallics, pearls, and candy finishes. Bring us a colour code or a physical sample, and we can match it perfectly. Popular choices include menacing gloss black, sleek satin grey, sophisticated bronze, and opulent gold.
Finish Type
Perfect your desired look by choosing from a super high-gloss (“wet look”), a contemporary satin, or an ultra-modern matt clear coat. We also specialise in complex premium finishes like “shadow chrome” and “hyper silver,” which create a deep, liquid metal effect.
High-gloss ("wet look')
Contemporary Satin
Ultra-modern Matt Clear Coat
Wheel Widening & Stepping: Re-lipping
Achieve the perfect “stance” and fitment for your vehicle. Our wheel widening and re-lipping services are for discerning enthusiasts looking for a more aggressive posture and the ability to fit wider, higher-performance tyres.
Widening: For Steel & Alloy Wheels
We can professionally widen your single-piece wheels by precisely cutting them on a lathe and welding in a new, perfectly rolled band of high-grade metal. This is a highly specialised process that requires absolute precision to create a strong, true, and perfectly balanced wider wheel.
Stepping / Re-lipping: For Multi-Piece Wheels
We can replace the original “lip” (the outer barrel) with a new, wider one. This not only increases the wheel’s width but can also change its offset for perfect fender fitment. We can source and install new lips in a variety of finishes, including polished aluminium, chrome, or a custom colour.
P.C.D. & Genral Engineering
Have you found the perfect set of aftermarket wheels, but they don’t have the correct bolt pattern or hub size for your car? We have the precision engineering solution.
P.C.D. (Pitch Circle Diameter) Adjustment
Using our precision milling equipment, we can accurately re-drill the bolt pattern of a wheel to match your vehicle’s hub specifications. For more significant changes, we can fill the original holes with welded aluminium and re-drill a completely new P.C.D. pattern.
Centre Bore Machining
The centre bore of a wheel is crucial for a hub-centric, vibration-free fit. We can machine the centre bore to be larger, allowing it to fit onto a vehicle hub with a larger diameter. Conversely, if the wheel’s centre bore is too large, we can supply and fit custom-made hub-centric spigot rings to ensure a perfect, safe fit.
4. Premium Chrome, Polished Finishes & Custom Engraving
The pinnacle of luxury and personalisation in wheel aesthetics.
For the ultimate statement, MRC offers premium services that represent the highest level of wheel customisation, delivering a breathtaking look that is synonymous with luxury, class, and individuality.
Chrome Spray Applications
Chrome spray is an advanced finishing technique that delivers the appearance of traditional chrome plating without the complexity, cost, or environmental concerns of electro-chemical plating. Using specialised spray technology, we are able to achieve a highly reflective, mirror-like finish that mimics true chrome but with greater flexibility and faster turnaround.
Our Process
We start by meticulously preparing the wheel surface, ensuring it is perfectly smooth, repaired, and primed to accept the chrome spray. A multi-stage system is then applied, including a base coat, the chrome-effect layer, and a durable top clear coat that protects the finish from chips, fading, and weathering. This innovative technique enables the dazzling shine of chrome with improved adaptability to different wheel shapes and designs.
Benefits
Chrome spray delivers a brilliant, show-quality effect, is less susceptible to peeling and flaking than traditional chrome in harsh environments, and is suitable for a wide range of custom and OEM applications. It also allows for creative customisation—such as tinted or coloured chrome effects—that can be tailored to your desired style.
Polished Silver Applications: High Polishing
For those who prefer the natural, raw beauty of alloy, a high polished finish offers a shine that is nearly as bright as chrome but with the warm, rich lustre of bare metal.
Our Process
This is a highly labour-intensive process that involves no paint or plating. Our technicians use a progressively finer series of abrasives to sand and smooth the entire wheel surface, removing all microscopic imperfections.
Final result
After smoothing the wheel surface, (our technicians uses) specialised polishing compounds and high-speed buffing wheels are used to bring the aluminium alloy itself to a mirror-like shine.
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