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03-06-2014, 10:11 AM | #1 |
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rust repair; 16" wire wheels
I'm gathering a set of 16" K-H "bent spoke" wheels. A couple of 'em have fairly heavy pitting along the bead area inside the rim (maybe from sittin' in the woods for 40 years?).
Any suggestions on filling/smoothing this area before painting? (they will NOT be powdercoated) Maybe a 2-part epoxy filler? ...or? I believe they're nice enough to be repaired. Thanks for any inputs. Jeff |
03-06-2014, 11:17 AM | #2 |
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Re: rust repair; 16" wire wheels
IF the pitting is heavy, as you say, I'd have them looked at by a tire shop to make sure they are serviceable. If given the okay, then perhaps some two part epoxy, such as JBWeld or Devcon.
I wouldn't want to run with rims with questionable bead areas; there's a lot of stress in that area. YMMV
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03-06-2014, 11:32 AM | #3 |
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Re: rust repair; 16" wire wheels
Are you running inner tubes?
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03-06-2014, 01:21 PM | #4 |
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Re: rust repair; 16" wire wheels
yes I'll be runnin' inner tubes
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03-06-2014, 01:34 PM | #5 |
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Re: rust repair; 16" wire wheels
Sand blast then 2 K prime then Bondo .
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03-06-2014, 04:10 PM | #6 |
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Re: rust repair; 16" wire wheels
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03-06-2014, 06:53 PM | #7 | |
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Re: rust repair; 16" wire wheels
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I went thru same thing with a couple sets of these wheels. I'd like to see pictures of condition of which you speak ,i.e.-pitting. Then maybe able to give you better advice,eh ! BTW...I chose Coker tires, etc for my wheels. Coker had developed a new old style tire from an original mold...but added steel belt ! Great tires. Now with the spoke rims, the guy at the Coker outlet (up San Fran way) said that they also developed a TUBE specifically for this setup...and it was indeed heavy rubber. I also liked the little tube safety item/touch that he showed me. It is a simple plastic/whatever thing made to stick out of the rim and on the tube stem..to protect tube from being cut by rim during inflation/flexing,etc. Great idea. Good luck |
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