10-12-2023, 08:39 PM
Dear All,
With not much else to do today I decided to start stripping the rust, rot and grime from my wheels ready for five new tyres. After 60 plus years of standing in a dry climate they are solid, but with a fair amount of surface rust. The exterior I can deal with by sand blasting and elbow grease, but it seems that there is a fair amount that is loose inside the lip of the rims. I’ve tried to capture it here.
https://youtu.be/nQ7jipMereo?si=Mlchez31nXG_Koqy
Any bright ideas on how to deal with this? Cut two slivers out of each side of the rim, empty it out and weld it back together before grinding flat? Drill a hole and inject with cavity wax? Ignore it, paint the wheels, put shiny new Longstones on and pretend I am always driving though sand?
This is a new one for me! Any advice greatly appreciated!
Tom
With not much else to do today I decided to start stripping the rust, rot and grime from my wheels ready for five new tyres. After 60 plus years of standing in a dry climate they are solid, but with a fair amount of surface rust. The exterior I can deal with by sand blasting and elbow grease, but it seems that there is a fair amount that is loose inside the lip of the rims. I’ve tried to capture it here.
https://youtu.be/nQ7jipMereo?si=Mlchez31nXG_Koqy
Any bright ideas on how to deal with this? Cut two slivers out of each side of the rim, empty it out and weld it back together before grinding flat? Drill a hole and inject with cavity wax? Ignore it, paint the wheels, put shiny new Longstones on and pretend I am always driving though sand?
This is a new one for me! Any advice greatly appreciated!
Tom