- 07551 628393
- [email protected]
- Mon–Sat: 08.00 – 18.00
Cloudy lacquer, scratched faces and kerb damage on diamond cut alloys, re-cut at 29 Finlas Street, G22.
Prime Automotive Solutions re-cuts and refinishes diamond cut alloy wheels at 29 Finlas Street, Glasgow G22 5DU. We machine a thin layer off the damaged face, then re-lacquer it to seal the shine. Repairs start from £[__] per wheel and take [CONFIRM: time]. Send photos or call 07917 062770 for a quote.
Look at the outer edge of the rim and the faces of the spokes. A bright, mirror-like metal surface with fine circular lines means diamond cut. The recesses between the spokes are often painted a darker grey or black. That contrast is the two-tone look.
If the wheel is one flat colour all over, it’s painted or powder coated. That’s a different job. See alloy wheel repair or powder coating.
The bright face is bare metal under a thin coat of lacquer. Lacquer struggles to grip a polished surface. One stone chip is enough to let water behind it. The lacquer lifts, the metal underneath corrodes, and the face turns milky.
It doesn’t stop there. Corrosion travels under the lacquer, so a small chip today becomes a cloudy patch next winter. Painting over it seals the corrosion in, and it usually comes back.
| Wheel condition | Best fix | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chipped lacquer, no corrosion yet | Repair the chip, re-lacquer | The cheapest fix. Catch it early |
| Cloudy lacquer, corrosion under it | Strip, re-cut, re-lacquer | Removes a thin layer of metal |
| Deep kerb damage on the face | Repair, then re-cut | We assess how deep it goes |
| Face already cut as often as it safely can be | Powder coating, or a replacement wheel | Powder coating removes no metal |
| Crack or bend | Assessment first | See alloy wheel repair |
Not forever. Every cut takes a thin layer of metal off the face, and once it’s gone, it’s gone. How many cuts a wheel can take depends on its design and on how much earlier cuts removed.
We measure the face before we cut. [CONFIRM: describe how.] If the wheel can’t safely take another pass, we say so. Then the options are powder coating, which removes no metal, or a replacement wheel. We won’t cut a wheel that’s too thin, whatever it means for the job.
Tell us if the wheel’s been re-cut before. It helps.
Silver paint on a machined face reads as a repair. In daylight, the grain and the depth of the shine don’t match the other wheels. If someone offers to “match” a diamond cut face with paint, ask to see a finished wheel first.
You’re better off with a proper re-cut, or a powder coat in a colour you like. Both look deliberate. A paint patch looks like a patch.
We check the face, the damage and whether the wheel has been cut before. We check for cracks and bends too.
A wheel can't be machined or lacquered with rubber on it.
Corrosion gets removed, not covered.
Kerb marks and chips are dealt with before machining, and we check the wheel runs true.
The face is mounted true and a fine layer is machined off, leaving a clean, even grain.
Balance the wheel and hand it back. [CONFIRM: including TPMS sensor handling.]
The lacquer needs time to set before the wheel goes back on.
Balance the wheel and hand it back.
| Job | From | Typical time |
|---|---|---|
| Chip repair and re-lacquer, per wheel | £[__] | [CONFIRM: 1 to 2 days] |
| Re-cut and re-lacquer, per wheel | £[__] | [CONFIRM: 2 to 3 days] |
| Two-tone recess repaint, per wheel | £[__] | Included in the re-cut [CONFIRM] |
| Set of four | £[__] | [CONFIRM: 3 to 4 days] |
Wash the wheels with a pH-neutral wheel cleaner. Harsh chemicals break down lacquer. Rinse off road salt in winter, and fix chips early. A chip caught in the first month costs less to sort than corrosion that needs cutting out a year later.
Clipped a kerb on Saracen Street? Hit a pothole on Keppochhill Road? A machined face shows every scuff. Bring the wheels in before corrosion spreads.
We’re on Finlas Street, between Hawthorn Street and Carlisle Road. We serve drivers in Possilpark, Springburn, Balornock, Lambhill, Milton, Cadder, Maryhill and Bishopbriggs. It’s a short run from Saracen Street, Balmore Road and Keppochhill Road.
At Prime Automotive Solutions, we are dedicated to providing Glasgow motorists with dependable, high-quality vehicle repair and maintenance.