Real Jobs From the Shop

Before & After Wheel Repair

Real repairs from our Mesa shop — cracked rims welded, bends straightened, curb rash refinished. Captions describe exactly what each photo shows; some jobs are still being photographed, so finished shots are added as we get them.

Cracked Rim Repair

Cracked Multi-Spoke Wheel — Welded From the Backside

The wheel arrived with no center cap and a huge crack that someone had started to fix — then stopped. The buyer sealed it with JB Weld to get by. There isn't room to weld between the spokes, so the crack was TIG-welded from the backside, then the visible face was cleaned up to make the wheel presentable — and safe — again.

Rear barrel, flange and valve area of a cracked multi-spoke wheel before repair, with an old JB Weld patch — Backside inspection — crack zone before work

Backside of the same wheel mid-repair with a raw TIG weld bead along the crack — Backside weld in progress — crack TIG-welded, stop-drilled

This set shows the backside of the wheel — there isn't room to weld between the spokes, so the repair happens where you can't see it. A finished-face photo is on the way.

Bent Wheel Straightening

26" Billet Intro Wheels — Bent, Straightened and Refinished

A set of 26-inch billet Intro wheels came in with bent barrels. Each wheel was straightened back to true, then refinished — the chrome hoops are straight and round again, ready to mount.

Billet 26-inch Intro wheel with a visibly bent barrel, on the shop workbench before repair — 26" Intro wheel before — bent barrel on the bench

The same billet Intro wheel from another angle showing the bend in the rim — 26" Intro wheel before — bent barrel, second angle

The same billet Intro wheel after repair, straight and refinished on the workbench — After — straightened and true on the bench

The repaired billet Intro wheel mounted and spinning true after straightening — After — straight and round, ready to mount

A second 26-inch billet Intro wheel with a bent barrel before straightening — Another 26" billet Intro before — bent

Another bent 26-inch billet Intro wheel on the bench before repair — Second billet Intro before — bent

The billet Intro wheel after straightening, true and refinished — After — straightened and refinished

A repaired 26-inch billet Intro wheel, straightened and finished — After — back to true

Cracked Rim Repair

Cracked Alfa Romeo Wheel — Welded, Machined, Refinished

This Alfa Romeo wheel came in with a crack along the inner bead. The crack was welded closed, then the weld was machined back smooth so the bead seats clean — and the wheel is refinished and safe to run again.

Silver five-spoke Alfa Romeo alloy wheel on the shop workbench before crack repair — Alfa Romeo wheel on the bench before repair

Close-up of the Alfa Romeo wheel's inner bead seat with the crack welded and ground — Crack welded along the inner bead

The Alfa Romeo wheel after repair, weld area machined smooth and refinished — After — machined smooth and refinished

Curb Rash Repair

Full-Lip Curb Rash — Smoothed, Primed, Repainted

This wheel had really bad curb rash around the entire lip. The whole lip was gone around, smoothed out, primed, and repainted — so the repaired edge disappears into the factory black finish.

Front face of a black wheel with curb rash work in progress around the lip — Full-lip curb rash job, photo 1 of 2

The wheel's lip smoothed and repainted, matching the factory black finish — Full-lip curb rash job, photo 2 of 2

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