The problem with painted wheels

Today I was called out to a Land Rover Range Rover in Pulborough with nice black 22" wheels, the TPMS light kept coming on, letting the customer know there was a tyre pressure loss. The owner called us at Hometyre as they thought they had a puncture, we also took a new Continental Cross Contact LX Sport tyre with us just in case it wasn't repairable.

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I soon had the vehicle jacked up and the wheel removed, took it into my van and checked it over. I soon found the problem, the wheels had been painted black, but hadn't been done all that well! The paint was lifting in some areas inside the rim, allowing a small air seepage.

The only option is to send down the inside removing all of the loose paint. Once clean, a sealant is added, the tyre re-fitted and inflated. It is then re-balanced using our fully mobile wheel balancing equipment and the wheel put back on the vehicle, finally the nuts are torque to the correct setting for the vehicle.

Painted wheels often have this problem if they are only given a light rub down before painting, the ideal option is to have the wheels powder coated, this is where they remove all of the old paint using an acid bath, they then repaint the alloy and bake the wheels giving a stronger finish.

If you have a problem with newly painted wheels in the West Sussex area, give us a call today! We are happy to come out to see if we can rectify the problem!