Skip’s Wheel Werks

Skip is awesome! He’s knows what he’s talking about when it comes to wheels.
I have a 2002 BMW 330ci I’ve owned since new. I have style 72 staggered M rims. Recently, I found a very deep pothole that should have destroyed my passenger side wheels. Skip was able to repair the front. Because of his careful inspection, he found two cracks in the rear wheel that rendered it useless.
Before finding those cracks, Skip was patient with my questions and honest about his doubts that he could repair the rear wheel. He felt that trying to repair the «out of round» would just crack the wheel at the face. It was moments after his diagnosis that he found the two cracks.
Be respectful of his time and use him as one of those skilled craftsmen we wish we had more of.
I hope your experience with Skip’s are as helpful as mine have been.
Cheers

I had read the reviews on Skips work. I went in to have some curb rash fixed on my 2013 BMW 335iX. We also discussed painting the wheels a darker gun metal color. I decided to have them painted because I love the wheel set but the lighter color meant they were also looking dirty from brake dust.
Skip did great work he is very personable. His shop in very clean a mechanic friend once told me that a clean auto shop is a sign about the workmanship and pride that the shop has in the work they do. He did the work taking the utmost care and my car was ready on time as promised.
This is a local business. I recommend them to anyone.

I have been using Skip’s for wheel maintenance for probably 20 years. He has completely refinished probably 40 wheels for me. I also drop ship tires to them for installation, though that is not their primary business — installation and balancing is always spot on.
Skip does first class work, and I highly recommend this family-​owned business. Only downside is hours are limited with no weekends, but the plus side is great.

Skip and the guys are Great people! Helped me out when I was in Portland for a couple days. Basics wheel swap, but when we discovered the tires were shot, his wife gave me a ride to the tire shop to pick up new tires so I could make the Drive back to Park City Utah! Definitely made me feel like part of the family. Couldn’t recommend highly enough… thanks again guys! You were a life saver!

Have a set of custom chrome barrelled/​lip wheels on my 911 that I bought just 2 ½ years ago. Had two rear wheels slowly leaking to the point that I had to put air in the tires every week. Took them to my local America’s Tire and after unmounting the tire, the problem was ID’d as peeling chrome on the inside of the lip where the tire bead meets the rim on the wheel. Tire tech said it was the same problem on all four of my wheels. After calling the manufacturer to ask how much it would cost to fix, I was told that I would have to rechrome all four lips to the tune of $ 1200 plus shipping. Just insane since I spent nearly $ 5000 for the wheels — just to put another 25% into them again because of peeling chrome? Infuriated, I called the manufacturer and expressed my displeasure at having to pony up cash to fix essentially new wheels. They apologized but said there was no other remedy — especially with the wet climate up here, this was likely the culprit.
A friend told me to look up Skip’s — and a quick call and discussion with Skip himself confirmed that this was a plague that strikes chrome lipped wheels here very often. However, Skip’s repair was far less than rechroming all the lips, and he told me the leaking would stop. It’s been over 4 months now — and tires are all holding pressure! I couldn’t be happier. Great work, took care of my custom wheels and no leaking at all.

I can’t believe this place doesn’t have more reviews with how great they are.
I had a leak in my tire and was told that it was a bent rim. The guy at my tire shop suggested I take it to WheelKraft, but that was all the way in Vancouver and pretty expensive. I found some reviews on Skip’s online and decided to go with him. I am happy I did!
This is an incredible family business. Skip introduced me to his wife, and I believe grandson, who also work there. Right of the bat you can tell he is a really friendly man who knows his stuff.
They are located right by an Enterprise, which is really convenient if you have to get a rental car. Enterprise forgot that I needed to be picked up, and I was offered coffee, and eventually when my wait increased, they offered me a ride several times. When Enterprise finally showed up, Skip’s wife went outside with me to make sure it was Enterprise.
Less than seven hours after I dropped it off, Skip called to say it was ready, and offered to stay open later if I was running late to pick it up. Once I dropped off my rental, the shuttle took me back to Skip’s and he was waiting at the door waving. I know he was ready to leave, but he took his time to tell me the issues, showed me on a rim what had happened to mine, and went above and beyond. He had fixed the rim, checked the others to make sure they were okay, polished the chrome to better than they have looked in a long time (I am neglectful), and only charged $ 75.
I cannot rave enough about this place. This is a bargain price for exceptional service. Plus it is great to support a family run business. If you are the least bit hesitant search around for reviews on other sites; they are glowing.
Be sure to bring cash or a check!

— Behind the Dutch store —
Very competent, friendly and generally helpful. These guys welded a cracked wheel for $ 150, including a little spray-​can touch up to the black powder-​coating, mounting the tire onto an extra wheel I had, then remounting it back onto the fixed wheel (nice extra many shops might not do). Great deal and they do good work.
I also had a set of tires shipped to them from
. They installed the new tires for only $ 25/​each and did a superb job.
I never knew wheel repair and balancing could be such an art, but the guy who helped me (wish I could remember his name) did a fantastic job down to ¹⁄₈ ounce. He balanced the wheels so perfectly that I didn’t feel any wobbles at all, even at 120mph the next day, even though one wheel had a little bend around the bead that I didn’t fix!
Every time I went in, there were very expensive sports and luxury cars there getting wheels fixed, so they obviously do amazing work. And surprisingly cheap, too.
They can fix cracks from the rim towards the center, and bends towards the center. Bends that push the rim away from the plane of the hub (sideways bends), and cracks across spokes can’t usually be fixed.
There’s services that can come to your house, but these guys are willing to do more, and more carefully. I’ll always have tires shipped to these guys for mounting from now on.