 How do you save a wheel with a deep scratch?, Any wheel guys know how to fix this? |
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| PeeGreen 914 |
 Mar 11 2011, 03:36 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol  Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Can it be fixed? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| balljoint |
Mar 11 2011, 03:43 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,000 Joined: 6-April 04 Member No.: 1,897 Region Association: None |
Dood. What the heck did you do to piss off Wolverine?
Polishing won't do it. Grind it down? That will take a lot of material off and change the look of that section. Fill it, then grind and polish. Put some bondo in it and then paint black. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| DanT |
Mar 11 2011, 03:44 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
It is not hopeless.
will need lots of attention with some fairly large grit sandpaper then decreasing grits...then some polishing with aluminum polish and a polishing wheel. I had a couple of pretty good sized gouges in the outer rim of one of my latest set of Fuchs...I used a metal file on it to get the worst cut down and then started with the sandpaper...takes some time but it is doable. Or get ahold or Harvey or Al Weideman....they can fix just about anything on Fuchs wheels. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) If you sent them out to have a full polish, they would eliminate all those deep scratches before they started the polish. |
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Mar 11 2011, 04:04 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) I love PMs with good solutions.
Thanks for your tips guys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| bandjoey |
Mar 11 2011, 04:26 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,926 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Bondo might spin out. How 'bout JB Weld. It'll probably have more sticking power and is sandable, paintable.
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Mar 11 2011, 04:36 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(bandjoey @ Mar 11 2011, 02:26 PM)  Bondo might spin out. How 'bout JB Weld. It'll probably have more sticking power and is sandable, paintable. JB weld or actual weld (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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| Spoke |
Mar 11 2011, 05:46 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,989 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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I just polished a set of Fuchs with similar scratches. I started with 32 grit and worked up to 2000. One thing I did though was to sand each paddle equally so as to not get the wheel out of balance.
Same with the rim. If the rim had deep scratches on one side, I sanded them then sanded on the other side as well. |
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| porbmw |
Mar 11 2011, 06:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 10-September 08 From: Vancouver, B.C. Member No.: 9,534 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Spoke @ Mar 11 2011, 03:46 PM) I just polished a set of Fuchs with similar scratches. I started with 32 grit and worked up to 2000. One thing I did though was to sand each paddle equally so as to not get the wheel out of balance. Same with the rim. If the rim had deep scratches on one side, I sanded them then sanded on the other side as well. Can't give you advice, but can give you assurance. You BET that can be fixed. I managed to curb and severely gouge a Ruf wheel a few years back....removed nasty chunks .....took it to "the wheel guy"...it was way too deep to grind out or file off....it came back as new. It had/has the shiny metal finish...so he must have filled it with something, and polished it. Don't stress out too much, it is in way better shape than the mess I'd made of mine. There's always a solution...time and/or money |
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| davesprinkle |
Mar 11 2011, 09:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 2,943 Region Association: None
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Two words: Al Reed.
I gave him a curbed Mahle wheel. He welded the divot and sent it back like new. About a hundred bux for repair, polish, and clear powder. |
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| brant |
Mar 11 2011, 10:04 PM
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don't be afraid to use a file... or grinder honestly
but also expect to spend many hours with sanding paper and varying polish wheels/compounds... we've done 14 of these so far (plus multiple 6inchers and cookie cutters) probably over 100 hours of (unskilled?) labor so for on the race car wheels: Attached thumbnail(s)  
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| brant |
Mar 11 2011, 10:04 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,632 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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| silver74insocal |
Mar 11 2011, 10:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 736 Joined: 26-November 09 From: rancho cucamonga Member No.: 11,073 Region Association: Southern California |
how do you like those kumho's brant? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hijacked.gif)
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| brant |
Mar 11 2011, 10:25 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,632 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(silver74insocal @ Mar 11 2011, 09:20 PM) pictures are a couple of years old. don't have them any more I used to like them a lot though we have a different set of rains now... Toyo RA1's that replaced these I like the kumho's a lot more than the RA1's to be honest. the hoosiers are still 2 seconds faster ultimately and we run them 99% of the time. The kumho's were about the same lap time as the RA1's are, but felt much better than the toyo's the toyo's need to be driven really hard and slid a ton to get temp in them and to really hold. Its a much looser style than the kumho's used to have. the hoosier style and kumho's driving style are similar, where as the toyo's feel odd....... (remind me of our spare locked diff tranny driving style) brant |
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| DanT |
Mar 11 2011, 10:26 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
Victorocks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
decent mid level DOT R with 50 wear rating. may be a tire he has to use in the class he runs, or they are his practice tires (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) or maybe his rain setup. |
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