[stuart bowes]

when you say 'better' wheels do you mean less damaged on the outside, because that probably doesn't really matter

what they might mean is, you get corrosion around the inside edge of the rim which is only visible with the wheel off

unless there's some sort of tyre size issue, or a warped wheel, what they should be doing is taking a wire wheel on a drill or air tool, and cleaning up that inside of the rim, then applying a fresh coat of that sealer stuff

would be pretty lazy of them to just put a new tyre on and tell you your wheels are a state lol well you're a tyre place, sort it out then. and put a new valve in while you're at it

again though, this assumes there's no other issues