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MG MGF Technical - Damaged Alloy

I noticed last night that I've got a very small gouge out of one of my alloys. It's not been kerbed as it's too far inside the wheel so I assume it was a stone chip etc.

What can I do to repair it? It is very small, about 4mm long and 2mm wide with the gouged material sticking out. Is there an alloy wheel repair kit you can buy or should I simply remove the damaged paint/ laquer and touch it up slighlty with some metallic silver paint?

Any advice is appreciated as always.
Bob

Bob,

I damaged one of my alloys after tripping over something in my garage. Took it to ChipsAway at Anniesland Business Park in Glasgow and it's now as good as new. Cost £70 for this and the removal of a small "ding" on the bonnet.
David Clelland

Bob, there are various alloy wheel repairs around, they "reprofile" the wheel (fancy name for grinding it smooth and then repaint it , balance it etc. for around £60-70 per wheel, depending on the amount of work needed. (look in Yellow pages)for someone in your area.
Mike
Mike

"for around £60-70 per wheel, depending on the amount of work needed"

Sounds a bit expensive, I had five alloy wheels repaired and recoated for my wifes Honda for £125 and I had my 4 Trophy alloys recoated for £100 at ROMAX UK in Stockton on Tees.
Chris Catchpole

Another option is to go to Halfords, they do an Alloy Wheel repair Kit but this would then require painting. This is not a permanent solution as paint is not as strong as powder coating which is more resistant to stone chips.
Chris Catchpole

>>£60-70 per wheel, depending on the amount of work needed

Deffinatly too much!
I got a used (unmarked) TF160 alloy for £75 at Silverstone.
Try your dealer, most have a local contact who repairs wheels for them.
Steve White

At the risk of sounding like a broken record - get in touch with Victoria at the MGF Centre. She'll be able to supply you with a nearly new alloy (inperfect nick) for probably less than it would cost to get yours refurbished. As an example, I replaced a 15" standard 1.8 alloy for £40.

Hope this helps,
Jim
Jim Hosking

This thread was discussed between 08/07/2003 and 09/07/2003

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