Should I bake my wheels in the oven?
08-01-2003, 12:07 PM
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I work in the aerospace industry and a routine part of the painting process on cast aluminum parts is to bake them a 200F for 60 min. This is usally done to help dry the parts and preheat so they are painted hot and to help dry them. Some magnesium parts do see 400F. These parts have been previously heat treated and these temps do not impact those heat treats. This applies to structral and non-structural parts in jet engines.
So I would guess that one can heat the wheels to 200F in prep for painting or after paint bake and it should be fine. Just let them air cool after. Remember also that r-compound race tires can see 200F tread temps.
So I would guess that one can heat the wheels to 200F in prep for painting or after paint bake and it should be fine. Just let them air cool after. Remember also that r-compound race tires can see 200F tread temps.
08-01-2003, 01:07 PM
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what kind of paint did u use?? MOST paints nowadays will be fine, but some dont like being baked, it will kinda dull the finish. If u used a urethane u will be fine though.
08-01-2003, 03:03 PM
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By the way, speaking of hot wheels, I'm glad that I purchased a set of steel lug nuts prior to my DE. On the third day at the track I noticed that a guy in an 80's Carrera had his front tires on backwards. He has unidirectional tires, and the fronts were going the wrong way. It probably wouldn't have mattered much, since the track was dry, be he decided to try to swap the wheels. He broke two of his alloy lug nuts trying to get the wheels off!!! Man, they were on tight.
The general consensus of those who observed this is that the wheels/hubs/studs get hot enough on the track to make those alloy lug nuts seize. Most everyone at the track had steel lug nuts.
The general consensus of those who observed this is that the wheels/hubs/studs get hot enough on the track to make those alloy lug nuts seize. Most everyone at the track had steel lug nuts.
08-01-2003, 03:14 PM
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Originally posted by Mark Hubley
......He broke two of his alloy lug nuts trying to get the wheels off!!! Man, they were on tight.
The general consensus of those who observed this is that the wheels/hubs/studs get hot enough on the track to make those alloy lug nuts seize. Most everyone at the track had steel lug nuts.
......He broke two of his alloy lug nuts trying to get the wheels off!!! Man, they were on tight.
The general consensus of those who observed this is that the wheels/hubs/studs get hot enough on the track to make those alloy lug nuts seize. Most everyone at the track had steel lug nuts.
BTW, HOW WOULD you get a broken alloy nut off, especially for some of the wheels that have the nuts deep inside a hole to start with??/
08-01-2003, 06:17 PM
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There was discussion about using a punch or chisel with a hammer to remove the remaining parts of the nuts.
Ouch!!! I hope nobody has to go after my nuts with a punch!!!
Ouch!!! I hope nobody has to go after my nuts with a punch!!!
