Wheel Straightening

Alloy wheels can become bent due to potholes or other types of impacts. Bent wheels can cause air leakage, and can set up a vibration in the car, which will cause suspension damage and irregular tire wear over time. New alloy wheels tend to average $400-$500 per wheel.

Rim & Wheel Works has specialized in straightening aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy and steel wheels for fourteen years, using proprietary technology to return bent wheels to factory specifications, for only $100-$200 per wheel, depending on size. As one of our satisfied customers once said, "Just do the math!"

We are fully equipped to bring your car into our garage (by appointment) and perform a complete wheel and tire diagnostic. Our Ride Technicians will then show you your rims and tires, explain their diagnosis and your repair options and let you decide how to proceed. Most straightening appointments take about one hour. We also accept rims dropped off for repair, and we have received rims shipped to us for repair from all 50 states plus Canada. Rims shipped to us or dropped off are generally completed within 24-48 hours.

Corrosion Removal

Many rims, especially chromeplated rims are affected by corrosion, usually caused by road salt and slush. Salt water can work it's way in between the rim and tire, forming salt crystals that eat away at the surface of the rim and cause leakage. To stop this leakage and keep it from happening again, the tires must be removed and the corrosion cleaned off with an abrasive tool. We then seal the tires with bead seal, (a kind of "tire glue") to ensure that the wheels will not leak and to keep salt corrosion from reoccurring. A "clean and bead seal" costs $35 per wheel plus mounting and balancing and can be done by appointment in about an hour.

Rim Sales

Rim & Wheel Works sells both used and reconditioned wheels. Used wheels have been straightened, but not refinished and generally have some minor to moderate cosmetic defects. Used wheels are limited to the nearly 2000 wheels we have in stock, and start at $135 per wheel. Reconditioned wheels are straightened and entirely refinished to like-new condition. We can order nearly any Original Equipment wheel ever made if we do not have your wheel in stock. Reconditioned wheels are generally $175-$225 depending on rarity.

Tire Sales

We sell, mount, dismount and install tires, although we do not carry any in stock. We believe in matching the correct tires to the car and the style of driver, rather than selling whatever tires we happen to have on hand. We can generally offer excellent pricing on all types and sizes of tires due to our good relationships with local tire dealers. We are also a Designated Installer for The Tire Rack, meaning that customers can buy tires online at Tire Rack's website and have them drop-shipped directly to us for convenient installation. Our technicians are not only experts and mounting and balancing all types of tires without damaging expensive rims, but mounting and balancing also includes our comprehensive check of your rims for bends or other damage.

Auto Magic Magnificence

To keep your rims looking great requires constant battle against brake dust and road grime, and Auto Magic Magnificence is the best weapon for that battle. Brake dust tends to acquire an ionic charge as it is spun off the brake rotor, making it stick to rims as if it was magnetized. Many wheel-cleaning products are actually a weak acid solution, which dissolves the brake dust, but can severely damage the clearcoat protecting the wheel's finish. Auto Magic is non-acid and non-corrosive, instead it cleans by neutralizing the ionic charge, lifting brake dust and road grime away without damaging the clearcoat. Auto Magic is usually only available highly concentrated in wholesale quantities, so we bottle our own mix for our customers. Our mix is a 2:1 concentrate, so that it can be used at full strength for extremely dirty wheels or diluted with an equal amount of water for maintaining that sparkling clean look!

Worx Hand Cleaner

Our job tends to be a very dirty one. Oil, grease and brake dust are our constant companions, and Worx is by far the best hand cleaner we have ever encountered. As with all of our products, when we find the best, we offer it to our customers! Worx is an environmentally safe, all-natural, powdered hand cleaner that is gentle on skin, but powers through grease, oil and brake dust like nothing else we have ever seen. Worx makes even harsh pumice-enhanced soaps look weak by comparison. To put it simply; Worx just works!

Tire Totes

A great product for carrying or storing that extra set of seasonal tires and rims, Tire Totes wrap around a rim or tire to protect the wheel's finish, your car's interior, your clothes and your hands! Tire Totes adjust to fit any size tire or rim, and are made of tough ballistic nylon to protect your investment. A heavy-duty handle makes it easy to carry when it's time to switch rims. The wraparound design protects the edges of rims from banging against each other, and the optional Wheel Felts below can be inserted as well to provide total protection for those expensive rims or delicate finishes. Tire Totes come in a box of two. We don't know why either...

Wheel Felts

Wheel Felts can be used inside Tire Totes to protect the cosmetics of those expensive rims, or by themselves for stacking rims. A bungee cord through the center allows the thick felt pad to be secured to the rim to prevent slipping. Wheel Felts are also sold in packs of two.