For decades wheels have been repaired at big machine and remanufacturing shops. Customers who did not live near the rim remanufacturing shop, would have to ship their wheels to that location, even for minor repairs. While most wheels could be repaired within a 24-hour period, clients still had two to three days’ worth of shipping time, leaving the customer without their rims for close to a week.
The convenience of mobile alloy-wheel repair came on the scene around 2000. Convenient, yes; however, in the beginning mobile wheel repair lacked the quality of the rim remanufacturing shops. Many early mobile rim technicians were using spray-can paints and clear coats. The rim repair would look nice temporarily, but the chemistry of the product was sub-standard for the various conditions wheels face, like road salt, hot brake dust, grime and numerous chemicals from detailers.

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