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No idea what finish you want on them. Spot repair is next to impossible. Doing anything is a waste of time with those nasty clip on weights (which should never, ever, be used on alloys) still on them.
Unless you're a masochistic skinflint like me, find someone local who will bead blast them and paint them in 2 pack. If you can afford it, substitute powder coating for the 2 pack.
If you're me, remove tyres, weights, etc. Wash in washing up liquid in the bath, scrubbing with scotchbrite. Rinse in clean water, allow to dry. Give them a good wipe over with spirit wipe. Cut back any corrosion to clean metal. Clean those areas again, fill with a mix of epoxy and aluminium powder. Sand back flat to 600 grit wet or dry. Denib entire wheel with 600 wet or dry (used wet), rinse, dry, spirit wipe. Aluminium etching primer, followed by rattle can of your chosen colour. Do front and back of wheel. Allow a week or so before re-fitting tyres.
Fun, it isn't!
Unless you're a masochistic skinflint like me, find someone local who will bead blast them and paint them in 2 pack. If you can afford it, substitute powder coating for the 2 pack.
If you're me, remove tyres, weights, etc. Wash in washing up liquid in the bath, scrubbing with scotchbrite. Rinse in clean water, allow to dry. Give them a good wipe over with spirit wipe. Cut back any corrosion to clean metal. Clean those areas again, fill with a mix of epoxy and aluminium powder. Sand back flat to 600 grit wet or dry. Denib entire wheel with 600 wet or dry (used wet), rinse, dry, spirit wipe. Aluminium etching primer, followed by rattle can of your chosen colour. Do front and back of wheel. Allow a week or so before re-fitting tyres.
Fun, it isn't!
Arsonista
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i live on dirt road,and here in Maine, it's snow,ice,salt six months a year.then mud for three more.that's a daily driver truck rim looking for 10'finnish not girly rims any one know what original coating was?also,fingers,what would you use to ballance tires?i agree lead is no good on alumunum but i don't know options.
I guess. They're common in Europe: the trouble with the clipon ones isn't the lead, but that clipping them on always damages the coating and leads to corrosion between the steel backing plate and the rim.
For off road, I'd go powder coating (I think you can even get DIY powdercoating kits in the States) everytime.
The ones Hitch is talking of are lead with a sticky adhesive backing -- they last pretty well.
On tarmac my girlie car regularly did for BMWs. Wouldn't be a lot of use for your roads, though...........
For off road, I'd go powder coating (I think you can even get DIY powdercoating kits in the States) everytime.
The ones Hitch is talking of are lead with a sticky adhesive backing -- they last pretty well.
On tarmac my girlie car regularly did for BMWs. Wouldn't be a lot of use for your roads, though...........
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The original rims would most likely be anodised finish. Bead blast, prime and paint then lacquer would be the way to go. Wheel weights nowadays tend to be zinc as lead is being phased out, the clip on the weight is what causes most damage then the reaction between the steel and aluminium sets in.
