Had a great experience with a silver powder coat on a set of 2005 Camry 16" factory wheels. I got a set of throwaway wheels on Facebook Marketplace intended as a gift for my mom's old car. The wheels were in pretty bad cosmetic shape - dings, scratches, brake dust everywhere, peeling paint galore, and some pitting on the back for one of them. After Proper Motion finished my powder coat they came out spectacular. You can also clearly see all the factory Toyota markings on the back despite the years of obvious neglect. The worst wheel still had some of the pitting come through only in the back, but that was the original wheel's problem so kind of expected for a 21-year-old wheel. I didn't ask them to file it down (which would've removed probably too much material), so I'm still thrilled with the final results. I guess I visited their newer shop in Sante Fe Springs. They had a clean and neat front lobby and a cozy waiting lounge with couches. I just dropped off the wheels, so didn't get to take full advantage of the lobby. I asked for pricing over the phone before coming, and once I arrived everything was still as quoted, even with the poor condition of my wheels. They had lots of sample swatches and a few miniature wheels as demos, but I wanted a lighter silver to match the factory paint. They were super helpful and special-ordered the matching powder / paint for no additional cost. I just had to wait a few days for the order. Overall would highly recommend. read more

Proper Motion - Wheel after painting. - Auto Customization Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

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5 stars, service was great, communication clear and Same day service. Very pleased with the quality of the work. My Rivian looks good. Thank you read more

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Great quality and same day service. Price you can't beat as well. Very satisfied with the whole experience and customer service. read more

Proper Motion - Auto Customization Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

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Super fast turnaround on PC jobs . Love the fact that you can drop off your car in the morning and pick up at the end of the day!! Great service! read more

UPDATE 6-26-26 This is my final request for you to send my wheels caps that I paid for on Feb 20-2026. If I do not receive them ( in perfect condition) by July 6 2026 I will see you in court. This is a pathetic way to run a company. UPDATE 6-24-26 5 months 4 days haven't received my wheel caps UPDATE 6-19-26 This is fhe package claimed they mailed 3 weeks ago. As of 19 June have not receive They finally answered the phone . They will NOT SEND OUT THE WHEEL CAPS UNTIL I ERASE THIS POST. I had my rims powder coated 20 Feb and have Not receive 3 center caps that were Not PC at the same time. Numerous texts and phone calls which they never answer. I have since contacted my credit card company to file a claim against them. Don't fall for their good prices Not worth it. read more

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Really disappointed in this shop. Took my car for gloss black and when I got it back i noticed right away 2 rims had orange peel. Don't know if they even inspected it before installing so had to make an appointment to get them redone. Then it took them longer to get 2 rims done compared to when they did all 4 . And when I got it back for the second time I then noticed it was missing the weights on one rim. Again no inspection just excuses and no apologies or compensation. On top of that they ignored my text where I said I was missing weights so I just pulled up. Would not recommend this crappy shop read more

Uriel at Proper Motion was fantastic to work with!! We came in for tires for our Defender and he set us up with glossy blacks on all 5 at a price that beat everywhere else we checked. Super responsive, professional, and made the whole process easy. Highly recommend asking for him! 10/10 read more

Proper Motion - Auto Customization Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

This place is LEGIT! I had been wanting to get my wheels painted black for a long time. I saw Proper Motion on Instagram and saw what great work they did so I gave them a call to get some info. I spoke with Uriel to get a quote on painting my wheels and also mentioned that I was going to order new tires. Uriel not only got me in the next day to get my wheels done but he also ordered the tires I wanted. AND I also got my faded red brake calipers repainted too! And all the work was done SAME DAY. I'm so happy!! My wheels and brake calipers came out GORGEOUS and the price was so reasonable, just amazing! Uriel and team are the best - thanks so much guys!! read more

Proper Motion - Auto Customization Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

This business does a fantastic job at a great price! They powder coated my damaged rims better than they came from the factory. My rims look better than when I got them new. I highly recommend this business! Why buy new rims? You can get used take offs or rims that you like and can afford and have him power coat them. Any color you want . Look at the before and after pictures! The owner was very nice and gave pricing right away . The young man that works for him is very polite and helpful . I'm a disabled Veteran USMC and they understood I was in no rush and just wanted a good job. I thought my rims were trashed by the car carrier. Owner and his worker looked at them and ensured me they would look nicer than when I bought truck from factory several months ago. I dropped off on Wednesday, they Friday to tell me pick them up Saturday morning. They even mounted and balanced 3 of them . I didn't have them installed. I dropped them off to him since i needed to buy a new tire that car carrier popped so I had the tire dealer install them when they replace the popped tire. The bad reviews must be fake of his competitors to lower his score on Yelp read more

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MY REPLY: These are true forged wheels brother, try again. If you remember this, why don't you tell me what kind of car I was driving? Don't go here. It's not about the bad job done, it's about the lying and failure to answer requests for help. Bad jobs happen, there's nothing wrong with that. But not trying to right your wrong is a sin. REPLY FROM LYING OWNER: These wheels had really bad casting marks so we stripped them, primered them, and powder coated them. perhaps the primer was added too thick to try and erase the casting marks ORIGINAL REVIEW: Garbage. Wheel was never stripped of the original coat and has way too much PC on it now. Wheel is slowly leaking air. Also, they somehow damaged my original custom black TPMS sensor and replaced it without telling me. Even for the price, it's garbage. They have plenty of business, they could be a bit more honest. read more

I picked up my car earlier today and it looks Great!! I almost had to hit my alarm to find my car at work going to lunch lol. Thank you to Proper motion. You guys did a great job on my rims. Good prices. Great service. read more

Proper Motion - Auto Customization Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

I saw their Instagram advertisements and had to get my aftermarket rims done in a different color. Visited the place, asked about the advertisement and they had honored it since my rims were the proper size to their advertisement. The technician notified that they will be aiming to have the wheels done on a different day instead of same day due to the order capacity and close-to-closing time. Guess what? Word was delivered. Picked them up the next day and the rims were flawless! Paid out and started carrying them out to my car, even the technician helped with bringing them over carefully. Straight forward request needed, straight forward request delivered, straight forward people. Couldn't ask for me especially with the value sitting at this establishment. read more

Some people reached out and I wanted to respond to the owner's comment and ensure accuracy. I was ultimately refunded... but not by the business directly. I had to go through my credit card company and file a "chargeback" as Proper Motion had stopped responding and did not try to refund me initially. This required me to submit detailed documentation, evidence, and photos of communication. From what I understand, the credit card company looks at the evidence and then decides whether they enforce a refund to the customer. In this case, credit card company investigator looked at the evidence and decided to refund me. Maybe that's what the owner meant by "Ultimately I got my money back." I'm grateful I recorded and had evidence otherwise I would be out hundreds of dollars. I try to be honest and fair. Mistakes happen and generally I give many chances for a small business to make things right before I complain. In this case, I genuinely feel like this business demonstrated no intent to make things right and left me with no choice. If they had offered to do the touch up and remediation work this review would be very different :/ Update 30 minutes later: The owner messages me directly and infers I am poor (see screenshot). While I am grateful the business improved their responsiveness, it unfortunately arrives in the form of insults . Hope this helps to highlight and level set expectations on customer service. I wish the owner and all of you the best of luck - you'll need it if you plan to work with this business. This is my last review, response, and time I will engage with this business. read more

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Returning customer and the only shop to get your tires powder coated! Top notch quality for the best value. Always a quick 1-day turnaround or they safely keep your car in their garage overnight. Will always be returning to Proper Motion for all my cars, no other place! Thank you Proper Motion! read more

Absolutely gorgeous job! Turned out even better than I anticipated. Done fast and clean with great pricing. read more

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Just did powder coating on my son's C43. They did a fantastic job. Bringing my new Audi to them shortly. Highly recommend them. read more

Proper Motion - C43 - Auto Customization Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

I was super happy with my experience here. They were quick and did a perfect job!! Thank you so much!! read more

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These guys are soo worth it, they're did a fantastic job and I came from all the way to Chula Vista, that's how good they are read more

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Found this place on instagram, great communication, loved the same day services, prices are amazing. Friendly service, they were running behind but can't complain, happy with the end product and already referred multiple people. Would definitely return. read more

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Bad shop practice, can't even follow directions to call me back for a quote. I sent photos and only looks at a few without listening to the issue, called multiple times no answer, messaged in FB no response, and only through yelp I hit a response. What would really happen if there was a problem with quality of work? Edit: Okay I give you 3/5 stars still does not explain a proper quote for my wheel pics and I still didn't get a time where I can speak with you tomorrow over the phone to get that proper appointment. And I've been calling your shop since last Friday. read more

Paint job was fine, but upon receiving my car I noticed the metal Valve caps were missing, I contacted them and they said they "Misplaced" the caps. Further after I notice that the rear Passenger tire is leaking air. After taking it to a shop they show the damage and it seems it was not properly seated on the rim. If you go to this place make sure to put plastic caps on first! read more

Proper Motion - Tire not properly seated, caused damage. - Auto Customization Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

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Long turn around! Poor communication! And the final result was done terribly. I won't comeback and don't recommend anyone else to!

Fantastic! I got the rims of my Toyota RAV4 powder coated to satin black and it looks amazing! Proper Motion did a fantastic job, and I got my car back the same day! Very competitive pricing too. I drove from LA and it was worth it for the low price, excellent and same day service! read more

Here's update to my previous post. My car's drive hasn't been the same since I got it back from this place. There was some sound coming from the rear wheel that wasn't sitting right w/ me. I took it to America's Tires for balancing and sure enough that fixed it. The sound wasn't there anymore and I realized something while waiting for my car that on my previous post, I mentioned I received my car back from this place w/ no air in one of them. If balancing was part of the service that I paid for, how was the balancing done if there was no air in the tire? read more

Proper Motion is legit! They made 2017 Mustang pop! They powder coated my wheels to match my car and it looks so sweet! I get hard looks all the time and people always want to take pictures of my ride! Thanks Proper Motion! read more

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I've worked with Proper Motion for close to two years now since I opened up shop. Their turn around time is very quick and they're reasonably priced as well. Its been a pleasure doing business with them read more

I highly recommend proper motion for their services. This is one of my damaged wheels. The end results speaks for itself. I will come back for any future needs for any of my vehicles. Excellent work proper motion! read more

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Had a set of rims powder coated there and they came out decent. Took a little longer than originally promised, 2 weeks? But when picking them up, I asked if he had the center caps that were supposed to be powder coated with them as well (volk flat metal caps). He said he'd look for them and every so often,I'd have to check back via call or text,but would get the response that they're still looking for them. Weeks/months go by, and after awhile, I was figuring they had lost them due to the amount of time it's been, maybe 6-8 months at this point. Figured I had a few more things to powder coat so thinking Uriel would offset or call it even on a pair of brake calipers I was going to have them do. Time comes to do the brake calipers and ask about the caps again,he said they haven't found them yet,and then just asked if I can get a credit towards the brake calipers. He's insistent that the caps are still around and that we can cross that bridge when the time comes. I drop off calipers,he says it'll take a week to do. I give it a little more than a week and call, get a response that they're not done,I ask them when he thinks they'll be done and he says 1 more week. This goes on for each week for the next 2 months where I'm about 50% successful with getting through and each call is met with a, "not done yet" with no follow up comments of when it'll be done. He mentions to call back each week and each and every time I call,there isn't any sense of urgency if intention of care for the job. After the first month, I asked what was taking so long and he mentioned that it hasn't even finished or gone to get stripped yet and that he said it would take time. I responded with mentioning that the original time frame was 1 week and that we were at 1 month. He tells me to check back in a week. There is never any proactive communication and you're feeling like you have to babysit this long, overdrawn order to make them cognizant that it exists. 2 months go by, they're still not done and I ask if I can just pick them up. They say yes,and then i ask about the center caps. They say they haven't found them yet,but found some plastic ones and asked if I can bring my rims that I've had powder coated about a year ago to see if they fit. Off the bat,I know they're not mine since he mentioned they were plastic and we get into an argument where he's adamant that they're mine and his workers believe so too. I mention they're not because mine were metal and there isn't a point in mme even testing them. He says it's 3 against 1 with who is right on center caps I purchased a year prior,brand new,from evasive. At that point,I wasn't sure if I was in the twilight zone because I had no idea why we were arguing about him thinking I was lying about my own center caps that he lost. I ended up picking up my calipers, albeit with some missing hardware, but just relieved I don't have to deal with the bs. 12/3/24 edit: Since the owner wants to responds with lies: Begging? why would I need to beg for a service you provide? If you didn't want to do them, I don't see the harm is declining the work. I asked before bringing them in what you want removed. They came to you without pistons (I have picture proof), and the brake line was recently removed by me as I had to swap them from one side to the other. you're probably mistaking my calipers for someone else's? And yes, you had reimbursed me for the caps,thank you for that read more

We had our wheels and calipers done here and couldn't be happier. The communication was great from start to finish, and the results turned out fantastic. Highly recommend! read more

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I Stopped by there place and got a quote for the rims on my 1947 Chevy Truck .. which at the time were a crazy lime green . A Few weeks later I brought the truck back and gave her a new look , The quality of the work was Awesome . The price and Value couldn't have been better. Same Day Service is a major plus , These Guys are Legit !!! I already have a few friends heading your way .. Thank you for the great work !!' read more

Proper Motion - Before and After - Auto Customization Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

Uriel and Powder Coat is 10/10. Best price in town. Super quick. And was very helpful with any questions. read more

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Uriel was awesome and the job was done perfectly. I was a little worried after some of these reviews but the rims came out beautifully and it was a great price. The only improvement I could recommend was maybe a secretary to help with communication as he's super busy so understably can't respond immediately. Highly recommend for powder coating your rims! read more

Long story short: Uriel was not able to refinish my 20" Work Wheels as I wanted them to come out. He refunded me at the end, and I'm (somewhat) happy. Now, I have to find time to take them to my other shops to get redone. Long story: 2 of the wheels were near perfect (one front and one rear), the other front wheel had "run" by the lug holes (kind of what happens when you overspray with paint), and the other rear wheel lip completely had different textures and "holes". He said my anodized finish by Work Wheels was hard to work with, and the chemical strip he did was not working well, which is what caused the "holes" on my wheel's surface. It looked like the moon's surface. Upon pickup, he said this is the reason why my wheels took a long time past the original quoted ETA. I was very unhappy that only 2 of the wheels were done closer to my expectations, but Uriel made things right and refunded me what I requested, which was half of the amount that I paid. Customer service - 4/5 -- Could have been better, but everything worked out in the end (refund). Customer service is key. Sometimes the company will have to bite the bullet and pay more costs than anticipated, but those should never affect the overall outcome of the products or services. If it means that you make less profit, so be it. As long as the outcome is what the customer is expecting. You spend money on marketing and you want to lower your customer acquisition cost. Do (almost) whatever it takes to keep a customer happy (especially a new customer) and to keep a customer coming back, then your CAC will get lower -- this is the goal for any business owner. (I found Uriel/PM via Instagram marketing ads). Quality of work - 4/5 -- Could be better with more attention to detail. Time frame - 3.5/5 -- It's okay, not bad, not great. Should update the customer every day if it's not going to be ready, especially if it's past the original ETA and they are expecting it soon. Keeping customers in the loop is appreciated by all customers. Overall, I'll give PM a 4-Star review -- Customer service is what saved PM from having a negative review. In the future, if I decide to give Uriel my business again (if he decides to accept my business again; sometimes people dont want to deal with previous customers that have asked for refunds, etc.), I hope he can pay closer attention to detail and better customer service. Also, now he knows how to deal with anodized finishes from Work Wheels (or any other wheel manufacturer) to sandblast them, versus chemical strip to improve finished outcomes. If he can improve in these areas, I think Proper Motion will get better. I see some others have completely negative reviews, and others have completely positive reviews. Consistency is key. read more

Proper Motion - "holes" on the finish, thick and wavy. - Auto Customization Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

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Uriel was responsive, the price was fair, quality was excellent. Overall service was very professional, and I would work with them again.

Good service, got my car in 8 am and finish by 5 pm. Look good, hope it last well. Customer service is great. Uriel is great customer service. Updated when complete car well. Highly recommend here. My rims satin black 30% read more

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Very pleased with the work done to my car. I've had my Nissan Xterra since 2007. It needed some kind of facelift. I found Proper Motion on Yelp and IG. The craftsmanship done was excellent, and they were super efficient. I dropped my car off at 630 am and picked it up at 5. The rims look WAY better than they did, they look brand new. I would recommend this place to anyone. Thanks PM read more

Proper Motion - Powder Coated Satin Black on original stock rims. Sorry my car is dirty lol. - Auto Customization Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

This shop does great work. Initially, we were very happy with our tires and are always willing to pay for quality. However, that quality is NOT worth the terrible customer service, lack of communication, and disrespectful and rude employees. Not sure if the manager is just as rude or doesn't give a shit how his paying customers are treated. I can understand having a busy workload, but that does not justify dismissing paying customers. We brought our tires back to this shop to be repainted after scratches. The employees informed us that our tires were ready; when they in fact were not finished as we had asked. This lead to us having to make extra unnecessary trips to OC from the LA area three days in a row. When calling to inquire about the status of our tires after being ignored through text, the employee just said "yeah it's ready" and hung up. After finding that my "finished" tires were incomplete the day before, I wanted to ensure that you were doing what I was paying for and to make sure that I wouldn't waste another trip to Anaheim. I ended up being charged double for the "extra" work?? Received no apologies for the misunderstanding and time wasted. Take your business elsewhere. read more

Good service. I got my car done within couple hrs. Look very nice. I recommend this service.

Definitely a Bad Experience. Quoted a Bright Finish and Finish is almost indiscernible from original . Cost $660.00. See attached Pictures. Then they argued that the new finish is the Super Chrome Finish. The end result looks like my wheels were detailed and that's about all. I'm not doubting they were Powder Coated, but I certainly have concerns with the results. Definitely NOT RECOMMENDED. read more

Proper Motion - Original or ? - Auto Customization Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

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had my wheels powdercoated gloss black. Crew communicated things well and even matched the color as close as they could to my OEM wheel colorway. They also offered same day turnaround as they marketed. Would come back again in the future if I have new wheels! read more