Wheel Techniques

Did an excellent job powder coating my rims. They finished it in time, answered my questions and I’m very happy with the work they did. A+ across the board!

I called for a quote for 2 of rims. The price seems fair. They were able to pick up the rims. The turnaround time was efficient.
The driver Chris was very professional and courteous.

Not cheap, not too expensive, and I think they do a nice job.
Given the amount of wheels coming on from dealerships and auto repair shops, these guys are the go-​to place apparently.
We fixed a nasty rim dent on aluminum wheel. $ 199 out the door. Vs $ 700 for new oem wheel.

Have known of wheel techniques for quite some time now. I bought an exotic with wheels all curbed. Brought them in and decided to get the color of the wheels from a silver to a gunmetal. I was really nervous when picking out the paint — John (owner) brought out a factory paint sheet and i found the color i wanted. Dropped the car off on a monday and picked up on a friday. Couldnt be happier! All the wheels were fixed to perfection and the color came out just the way i wanted — factory gunmetal. It looks like i have brand new OEM wheels — thanks for perfection!

Wheel techniques refinished my Porsche wheels in black with a machined lip. The first time around, the machine lip didn’t come out as I had expected, so Mike offered to redo them and even picked up the wheels from my house. The second time around, the wheels looked perfect. I know if I ever have any issues, wheel techniques will stand by their work!

These guys do great quality work. They saved the badly marred 19″ alloy wheels on my 2010 VW Touareg. I called on a Monday to get an estimate to repair all four wheels and was told $ 150-​$ 200 depending on condition. Backlog was two weeks but they’d had a cancellation and could fit me in the same day for completion by Friday so I headed over to the shop in Santa Clara across 101 from San Jose International airport.
The shop looked busy which reassured me. It was a bit messy — which is not uncommon for machine shops, but a little straightening and remodeling would help inspire confidence with retail customers (maybe they mostly do work for body shops?). The guy behind the counter was friendly and showed me around the shop when I asked how the repair process worked. They have a CNC lathe that they use to machine the face of marred wheels and assured me that the process could replicate the original slightly textured machined look. The CNC lathe is a relatively recent addition. They used to do the work on a manually controlled lathe. It seems that the computer control ought to allow more precise and consistent results so keep that in mind when reading older reviews.
I asked about whether the machining affected the strength of the wheel and was further assured that they were only taking off a few thousandths. The quoted price was $ 179 per wheel plus $ 30 for mounting and balancing the tires. They probably should have mentioned the mounting and balancing added cost on the phone, but I was impressed enough with the computer controlled lathe that I was okay with the price. My auto repair shop had referred me to another repair place that used hand tools to do the repair. I can’t imagine what kind of result you’d get with hand tools grinding and polishing — especially for a machined surface.
I left the shop feeling good about having Wheel Techniques do the work. On Tuesday morning I got a call that the work was done — 4 days early. Maybe they’ve learned about under-​promising and over-​delivering when it comes to estimating. The work was gorgeous — as good as new, maybe better with the shiny power clear coat. The clear coat comes with a 1-​year warranty against flaking. I was told that almost never happens and the clear coat looked pretty full and thick so I guess time will tell.
$ 200 per wheel for a perfect repair sure beats $ 1300 per wheel to replace them.

Found on Unilocal but heard through the grapevine this was the place to go. Had two wheels with curb rash and a minor lip bend. Was quoted a pretty competitive price over the phone on multiple calls. The cost was reflected in a description of the work. When i finally coordinated a trip to their shop i was quoted a higher price on each wheel. Although it wasn’t significantly higher, i was still POd.
This being said the wheels came out superb and were completed ahead of schedule. The finish and polish work were top notch.
Id definitely go back but next time hold them to what they quoted me. This being said, working with this operation was a great experience.

I called Wednesday to schedule a wheel to be picked up for my customer. I was assured that the wheel would be picked up Thursday morning, with plenty of time to return the wheel to my customer Friday.
I called Thursday morning around 10AM, and was assured the wheel would be picked up in the early afternoon, and there would be plenty of time to return the wheel to my customer Friday.
I called at 3PM and was assured the wheel would be picked up soon and there was still enough time to get it back to my customer Friday.
It is now 8:09AM, Wheel Techniques never came to pick up my customer’s wheel, and my customer will be here in less than 6 hours to pick up his vehicle.
I don’t feel it is appropriate to assure a customer of something only to completely and utterly fail them, and that is exactly what I have done, because Wheel Techniques completely and utterly failed me.
My shop and our 6 affiliate store will no longer be patronizing this company. Wheel Techniques’ quality of work is absolutely no better than any other wheel repair facility, their customer service is routinely abhorrent, and they regularly fail to pick up wheels when they say they will. I will be calling in at 8:30, as soon as they open, to see if they can immediately come and get the wheel, refinish it, and return it before 2PM. I doubt it’s possible, but they will have one last chance to save an account that spends several thousand dollars with them every year.

I highly recommend Wheel Techniques. Just like most car enthusiasts, it’s difficult for me to trust a shop with anything car related. Especially if it deals with a classic car and some rare discontinued wheels. I pieced together a set of discontinued Advans, 3 Dark Gunmetallic Grey and 1 Silver. I sent the one silver to get painted to match the other three and it came out perfect! The guys understood my concern and assured me that it will come out perfectly.
Few days later I picked up the wheels and the painted wheel matches perfectly! Couldn’t even tell it wasn’t painted from the manufacturer.

The dreaded pot hole caused bend on my front wheels caused me to start searching for a good repair shop and came across wheel tech, and I dropped by to get a quote on my wheels. They quoted me $ 200 per wheel, which includes mount/​dismount and balancing.
The stock steering feel is back after the repair was done and the finish was not affected too much either.
These guys are professional and know what they are doing (my TPMS sensors were not damaged, few other shops said they could not guarantee that).
Thumbs up to Wheel tech.

Great experience with their team here. Ordered wheels from tire rack that were shipped here for install. They helped check out wheels upon arrival and spot some issues prior to install and help me sort out with Tire rack for replacements. The quickly got me rescheduled as soon as replacements arrived and appreciated the help and advice they provided.

These guys are top notch. They turned my old looking wheels into something special. Came in with a certain color in mind told Roel what I was looking for and he told me it’ll be ready in a week. Went to pick the wheels up and my first reaction was «wow». It turned out even better than I imagined. On top of that, customer service is superb. From the times I called doing research to after the work was performed, these guys have been professional and very helpful. Im so glad I came here. Highly recommend these guys they definitely get 5 stars. Thanks wheel techniques!

Seriously great service. Stand behind their work, 1 BMW down, 2^nd on the way John. Thank you!

Excellent customer service and great refinishing skills. My rims look better then they did 10 years ago. Mike went above and beyond to make sure my Cobra wheels were perfect and I will definitely be coming back. I highly recommend these guys.

These guys are great I’ve been sending them Porsche, Bentley, Mercedes, BMW, Lamborghini wheels for powder coating or curb rash for quite awhile now. They haven’t let me down. Thanks again Wheel Tech!

I have been taking my cars to John Mercurio and Wheel Techniques for over 20 years and I’m obviously satisfied with the specialized wheel repair work that they provide.
They have performed chroming services, powder coating, and much more, all with great results. John is a great guy and his crew is very industrious.

So… This review is based on my Dad’s recent experience with this business. He’s obviously of a different generation and is not tech savvy nor on Unilocal.I am writing this review based on the service he received and the work that was fulfilled for his scratched Mercedes wheel. He was helped by a young enthusiastic employee who he thinks was named Mike. His experience and expectation of the work done was not only met, but was exceeded. The work done was perfect and looked good as new. Let me also share with you that my Dad is a stickler and perfectionist when it comes to his cars, the work done, and the people that touch his car. His car is his pride and joy (other than me, haha) and he expressed his happiness and gratitude based on the work and service rendered.

Had my rims on my A5 Audi reconditioned here and they did a great job and at a reasonable price. They’re low key and matter-​of-​fact, which I liked. Their turn-​around time was as promised. The staff is young, hard working and efficient. I would definitely recommend them.

Filled out the online form for a quote and didn’t hear back. This already left me with a bad impression.

My experience, though lightweight, was 100% positive.
I’d been referred by Custom Wheel and Alignment for a leaky wheel repair (’98 BMW 7-​spoke wheel). I read all the negative reviews, and was quite reticent to visit; nonetheless, there are few places to go for this kind of work.
I arrived and was greeted by a very friendly tech, told him why I was there, and immediately he walked out to my car, took the wheel out of the trunk, and rolled it in for evaluation.
Unfortunately, the wheel is a two-​piece job (cylinder and face) so the leak is a crack in the cylinder rather than an o-​ring or seal. The tech had broken the bead to the tire to be sure before explaining the problem. He stated that although he could seal the wheel, it would not last. I decided that finding a replacement was better than a temporary repair, so the tech re-​seated the tire, inflated it, and returned the wheel to my trunk.
No charge.
Kudos for: Friendly, Fast, Honest, Complete, Courteous — even thought WheelTech could not repair my wheel.