Repair Services
Rimguard offers the following wheel repair services:
Bent Rim Repair
Rimguard’s proprietary wheel straightening technology allows us to take a bent wheel up to 24” in diameter and tru-it to within +/- .010 . Wheel straightening is a highly skilled trade and should only be performed by a trained wheel straightening professional.
Caliper Painting
Rimguard, Inc. is excited to offer brake caliper painting at our Raleigh shop location. Are you looking for a customized look? A Rimguard technician can change the color of your brake calipers to any color you desire. The Rimguard brake caliper paint system is available in 5 standard, wear-resistance colors including red, yellow, blue, silver, and black! We can match the brake calipers to the O. E. color of your vehicle as well.
Corrosion Repair
Low Acid Spray Corrosion This usually occurs when a person uses a low acid cleaner, and allows it to set on the alloy wheel too long - causing a streaking effect. The cleaner etches into the clear coat of the alloy wheel, leaving a white streaking appearance on polished, painted, or machined finish wheels and black streaking on hyper silver wheels.
Cracked Rim Repair
Rimguard can weld cracked rims using high quality aluminum TIG welding. Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding, is an arc welding process that uses a tungsten electrode to produce the weld. The weld area is protected from contamination by an inert gas such as argon. Tig welding is more complex and difficult to master than most other welding techniques. At Rimguard, our crack repair team has been trained by a master certified tig welder specializing in aluminum wheels. We use top quality, Miller welding equipment. Joe and John make up the Rimguard crack repair team, they take great care to insure your wheels are safe for your family to ride on.
Curb Damage Repair
Rimguard’s mobile alloy wheel repair is your solution for unsightly curb damage, scratches, and oxidation. Alloy wheels come in many sizes and color variations. Wheel sizes range from 14” to 26” in diameter. The finish of your wheel could be: machined, polished, hyper silver, low or high flake metallic, or even custom painted to match your vehicle. Damage to your wheels can come from: curb damage, wheel weight scratches, low acid spray, lug nut impact wrench, auto accident, and road salt, which leads to oxidation. At Rimguard whatever the finish or damage to your rim, we have a solution. Contact a Rimguard technician today and we will walk you through every step of the repair process.
Powder Coating
Rimguard is a batch powder coating shop. This means we specialize in smaller non-production parts. Our specialty is: wheels, rims, valve covers, calipers, springs, engine parts, motorcycle parts, motorcycle rims, atv parts, etc… Our powder coating process usually takes 1-2 days. Leave your rims & tires on the car, we have several car lifts and tire changers to make this process easy for the customer. We can also repair curb damage to your wheels before powder coating. We also perform our on media blasting for your parts.
Remachining
Rimguard, Inc. offers re-machining for your wheels. We have a state-of-the-art CNC wheel lathe at our shop location. We are the only wheel company in the Triangle with this type of equipment for rims. No more painting silver over your machined finish rims, our CNC Wheel Lathe will give your rims a like-new, factory-fresh appearance every time.
OE Wheel Replacements
Rimguard provides new and remanufactured aluminum, steel, and chrome replacement wheels. Rimguard has built a solid reputation for satisfying the meticulous needs of body shops, tire shops, rental car companies, auto dealerships and Insurance companies with our alloy wheel replacement options. We have thousands of wheels in stock, both foreign and domestic ready to ship.
Our attention to the smallest detail ensures a quality finished product .
To ensure top results, we use top products and techniques. All technicians are required to go through extensive and on-going training to maintain the highest skill level.