SERVICES · WHEEL WORKSHOP
Alloy wheel services
Welding cracks, holes and breaks, straightening bent rims — on aluminium as well as on steel.
One address for the whole job
A wheel repair is rarely a single operation. A kerbed edge often carries a crack with it, and a rim that has cracked is usually a little out of true as well. That is why straightening and welding belong together and run in one pass, instead of two services at two different places.
Below, both services are described the way people search for them, but in practice they combine. Send a photograph and you get an answer about which operation your wheel actually needs, what can be carried out safely, and what makes no sense at all in your particular case.
Two services for your wheels
Each service has its own page describing the procedure, so you know in advance what happens to the wheel and in which order.
Welding and crack repair
Cracks, breaks, holes in the bead seat and missing chunks of metal. The area is welded through its full thickness and machined back to the wheel's original line.
More on thisStraightening buckled wheels
A wheel that hops, shakes the steering or has gone oval after a pothole is pressed back into a true circle in small stages, with the metal checked as it goes.
More on thisMaterials and types of wheel
Aluminium and steel behave differently under impact and under heat, so they are worked differently. Before anything starts we look at what the wheel is made of and how it is built, because that decides how much metal may be taken off and how the welding has to be approached.
Aluminium wheels
Aluminium is lighter but less forgiving on impact: it cracks rather than bends. It needs a dedicated welding procedure, and the welded area is always machined back to a clean shape.
Steel wheels
A steel rim usually dents and distorts instead of cracking. It goes back under the press and is welded conventionally, after which the seam is levelled with the grinder just as on aluminium.
Bead seat and sealing face
The bead seat is where the tyre seals. If it is dented, eaten by corrosion or pierced, the wheel loses air slowly. That is why the seat is always checked and, if needed, straightened or built back up with weld.
Questions about the services
Which wheel services do you offer in Tuzla?
Two: straightening bent rims on the press, and welding cracks, holes in the bead seat and missing pieces of metal. Both are done on alloy and on steel wheels, and dressing the welded area with the grinder is part of the welding.
Can both services be done on the same wheel?
They can, and usually that is exactly how it runs. The typical case is a wheel that first comes back into shape under the press and is then welded at the crack, with the area ground back afterwards. The order never changes, because welding needs a shape that already sits where it belongs.
What if only one wheel out of the set is damaged?
A single wheel is the normal case: one kerb or one pothole tends to damage one spot only. A full set comes in when the car has dropped into something bigger and the other rims are under suspicion too.
Do you paint wheels, refinish on a lathe or do tyre work?
No. The work here is on the shape and the metal of the wheel: straightening and welding, plus dressing the welded area. Painting, lathe refinishing, lip polishing and brake caliper painting are not offered. The tyre is taken off and refitted, but only as part of a repair — without a wheel repair there is no tyre work and no balancing.
What happens if the wheel cannot be repaired safely?
Then it stays untouched. A crack that runs into the wheel disc or into the root of a spoke sits in the load-bearing zone, and that repair is not carried out. You would rather hear it straight away than see the wheel go back on the road, and the assessment costs you nothing.
How do we arrange the work if I am not from Tuzla?
The practical route is to send photographs to +387 61 570 429 first and describe the damage. After that a day and a time are agreed by phone, so the wheels do not sit waiting and the work starts while you are there or shortly afterwards.
Not sure what you need?
Send a picture of the wheel and a short description. You get a proposal for the work and a time to bring it in.