"It's amazing what we can do to what you would say is a stuffed wheel."
So says Jason White of the Whanganui-Manawatu Wheel Magician franchise. Mr White and his wife Katrina have been operating the business since mid-September, with Mr White doing the hands-on work and Mrs White looking after the administration.
Wheel Magician is a mobile service that repairs kerb-damaged alloy vehicle wheel rims as well as painting rims and removing brake dust.
"Our process is 'secret squirrel' but it's amazing what we can do," Mr White said.
"It can take between 15 and 90 minutes to fix a wheel, depending on the severity of the damage, the type of wheel and the paint colour."