JoelP
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 09:30 PM |
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Corroded wheel repair
My brother has a tyre that keeps going flat due to corrosion on the lip. Problem being its a 21" AC schnitzer thats out of production, and is
thousands to replace all 4. Can anyone confirm that this can be repaired by one of the alloy wheel refurb places? If so, any recommendations in
leeds?
Cheers!
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austin man
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 09:59 PM |
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could possibly have it cleaned up and welded just depends on how bas the corrosion is
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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mark chandler
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 10:02 PM |
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They usually wire brush off the bad paint, then apply a rubbery solution around the edge of the wheel where the bead sits and stick the tyre back
on.
Either that or refinish the inside of the wheel, so rub down and paint 
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Simon
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 10:06 PM |
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Stick a tube in it
ATB
Simon
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mookaloid
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 10:24 PM |
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Had a couple of wheels straightened near york http://www.ianjemison.co.uk/ a few weeks ago - he seemed to know
what he was doing and some interesting cars were there to look at too.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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JoelP
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 10:36 PM |
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cheers all! I'll call that place tommorow mark, thanks!
He's literally on about a new set costing £3500 
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britishtrident
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| posted on 22/12/11 at 10:59 PM |
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Simplest Knock it off the rim wire or nylon brush with angle grinder, re-lacquer then fit tyre with loads and loads of tyre fitters soap.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Litemoth
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 10:06 AM |
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As Mark says above, the solution is a wire brushing of the seat and an application of bead sealer. its made for this application. Tyre soap is all
that is used normally
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/12/11 at 10:17 AM |
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Rub the inside of the rim down and mastic it then put the tyre back on and inflate it before the mastic sets, worked on my scooter.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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