Alloy refurbishment
in Hayling Island
Half an hour out and the harshest place on the patch for alloy wheels. Everything here is within a mile of salt water and it shows.
Price your wheels
60 secondsa Hayling Island job · client photography
An island is hard on wheels
There is nowhere on Hayling more than about a mile from salt water. Wheels here age faster than anywhere else we work, and it is not marginal.
We see white worm on diamond-cut faces here that would take five or six years on the mainland and takes two or three on the island. Powder-coated wheels blister from stone chips faster for the same reason.
That changes the advice rather than the repair. A ceramic sealant is worth the extra here in a way it is not in Waterlooville, and rinsing the wheels after a winter drive genuinely extends their life.
Access is easy almost everywhere — driveways, room for the van and quiet roads. The bridge is the only real constraint, and only in summer when the traffic backs up.
Where we collect from
What changes by street is mostly parking and how much salt the car sees. The work and the price do not.
North Hayling
First on the island coming over the bridge.
PO11Mengham
Mixed housing, driveways throughout.
PO11Eastoke
Right on the water. The worst of it.
PO11West Town
Easy access, quiet roads.
PO11Sandy Point
Exposed. Sealant is worth it here.
PO11Stoke
Quiet and straightforward for mobile work.
PO11Beachlands
Seafront parking, so usually a collection.
PO11Northney
By the marina. A lot of cars sitting still.
PO11The local questions
Is it worth refinishing wheels if they will just corrode again?
Yes, provided it is done properly. A stripped-and-coated wheel with a sealant on it will last years here. What does not last is coating over corrosion, and that is true anywhere.
Do you charge extra for coming to the island?
No. It is on the patch and the price is the same as Portsmouth. It shares a run with Havant, usually once or twice a week.
Does the bridge cause delays?
In summer, sometimes. We build it into the slot rather than making it your problem, and collections go out early for that reason.
What can I do to slow the corrosion?
Rinse the wheels after winter drives, use a pH-neutral cleaner rather than an acid one, and consider a sealant after any refinishing. Those three make a real difference here.
Around the island
Hayling shares a run with Havant, and collections go out early to stay ahead of the bridge.
