CARTEC Autotechnik Fuchs GmbH was founded by Roland Fuchs in 1990. The company is one of the pioneers and until today leading providers in the field of Smart Repair. The ProKuR Repair System for all 52 types of plastic (appropriate courses at professional painting schools), KLIPS (six systems in one case) – and, of course, alloy wheel refurbishment with the TÜV-certified WheelDoctor revolutionized the branch.

Alloy wheels are absolute safety components. Therefore, the wheels may only be processed with utmost caution and expertise.

CARTEC has more than 25 years of experience in this field and has set important safety standards:

• The WheelDoctor process was tested intensively for three years at the TÜV-Süd in Garching (one year together with AUDI).
• Scientific knowledge of the resilience of processed alloy wheels was gained from tests such as the rim flange pressure test and the all-round bending test with addition of sodium hydroxide solution. Only maximum stresses as far as breakage of the rim can provide information about up to what damage depth alloy wheels can still be processed safely or when it becomes critical to illegal.
• The CARTEC limit value catalogue which clearly defines what is allowed for alloy wheel refurbishment and what is not was compiled after this test process.
• In their Technical Report on the influence of damage and refurbishment on the operational resilience of alloy wheels, Report No. 76232807-1 of 7/8/2008, the TÜV confirms: …, “that, with compliance with the CARTEC limit value catalogue for damages, the operational resilience of wheels processed with the WheelDoctor method is not impaired.”
• Therefore, the WheelDoctor can only be purchased in connection with the Training courses for professional and safe alloy wheel refurbishment.

Until recently, diamond cut alloy wheels were still thought of as being exotic. But they are now enjoying a boom and almost all new cars have them. However, until now it has not been possible to repair damage from kerb scrapes or corrosion/oxidation, because reproducing the lathe groove structure and powder clear coat has presented insurmountable problems, even for qualified paint specialists.

In addition, there are clear regulations from well-known German car manufacturers that damage may only be repaired up to a maximum of 50 mm from the outer edge if the damage depth does not exceed 1 mm. In the additional protection zone of the spokes, only the paint layer may be processed.

With the unique WheelDoctor structure pad technology, the refurbishment of diamond cut wheels is not only perfect in appearance but also possible within the permissible scope.

In the CARTEC Training Center at the company headquarters in Plüderhausen near Stuttgart, we teach you the technical know-how and, at the same time, provide you with marketing strategies to win customers.

Experienced application technicians hold the courses on the individual CARTEC systems. The number of course participants is limited for intensive and effective training. The courses last one day to one week depending on the product or system. Every participant receives a certificate after successful completion.

CARTEC Autotechnik Fuchs GmbH has been familiar with the daily routine and the challenges in the automotive industry for almost 35 years. Since they still carry out repairs themselves today, the technicians and developers are very aware of the practical requirements and problems. In addition, the company’s own Technology Center constantly researches improved Smart Repair solutions and is engineering new systems.