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Our Process

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Examination

After we have removed your tyre, your wheels will be checked for any buckles, flat spots, cracks etc. If any tig welding or straightening is required (charges will apply) we will inform you prior to continuing the job.

Chemical stripping

After the examination has been completed, the wheels are then placed in a stripping tank to remove all of the paint.

Power Wash

Your wheels are then power washed to clean any remaining traces of the chemical.

Media Blasting

This involves a light media blasting with Aluminium Oxide to remove any remaining paint residue and surface corrosion from the entire wheel.

Preparation

Wheels are then prepared, having any of the kerbing marks removed and repaired. To complete this process we use several tools using a selection of different disks and grinding wheels.

Degassing

Wheels are then placed in an industrial oven, heated to 210 degrees to de-gas the alloy wheels. The process of de-gassing removes any contamination or imperfections during curing.

Powder Coating

After the de-gas stage, high-quality powder will be applied to your specification.

Final Lacquer

Upon removal from the oven wheels are allowed to cool to a lower temperature. Then a powder clear lacquer is applied and the wheel is returned to the oven for final curing.

Tyre fitted and balanced

After the powder coating process, new valves are fitted, tyres are re-fitted, wheels are balanced and torqued to manufactures specifications.

Alloy Wheel Refurbishment

When it comes to powder coating alloys you can choose from an endless option of colours when booking wheels in for refurbishment at cartercoating.co.uk. Powder coating a wheel has several steps, but first, what is powder coating? Powder coating is a dry spray process unlike traditional paint which can leave streaks. Firstly, we take your wheels and strip them to bare metal using a Chemical Dipping process. The wheel is then meticulously cleaned to ensure no contamination or grime is left on the surface. Using an industrial oven, the wheel is then heated in preparation for the powder coating. Then using a special powder coating spray gun, the wheel is fully covered in the desired colour before being returned to the oven. The high temperature will then turn the powder to an even liquid like finish, over the entire surface of the wheel. Then to finish the process off the powder coat is locked in with a powder lacquer and has one final curing treatment in the oven.

Car, Motorcycle parts

We have powder coated a variety of car/motorcycle wheels and parts including various sizes of chassis, giving a superb finish with long lasting results. Using powder instead of wet spray enables us to get to areas that would not be accessible and would later rust. Powder coating gives a uniform finish avoiding runs.