H2

I know this may sound dumb...but I've hear that some people use epoxy or bondo material to repair bad curb rash on wheel rims. Then they apparently repaint the rims. If this is true, how does one keep the epoxy filler from crumbling off when a tire is mounted/dismounted? I can see someone welding more material to the rim and grinding it down...but can't visualize anything else.

How does one deal with wheel rash other than buying another wheel?

Harvey

0utlier

See if this helps you out...

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/realwhda.html

tomcat

Do a search on the 964 board. I redid my Cup IIs because it wasn't worth $500 for me to send them out because I eventually want different wheels. I used JB Weld to build up the lip. Primed with build up primer and used Einsett (Silver wheel paint for Germs). Wurth wasn't available. Then, as suggested by the 964 guys, used spar varnish for a clear coat. Worked great. If I did over again I would have finished sanding with 400/600 grit to get all of the sanding scratches out. But you can't tell unless you look really closely.

I spoke with the tire guys before I started and they said they use an "arm" with a plastic guide that runs over the wheel when mounting tires. I need new tires so I'll see real soon whether the JB Weld will hold up.

H2

Thanks, Tomcat and Outlier.

I have a couple of wheels that I will want to try this on.

Harvey

joejoe

I used bondo filler on the 8"phonedials I got off ebay and painted. The new tires needed to be put on so I was kinda worried if paint/clear/or bondo would come off on install. None of this happened, although I was watching like a hawk as they did the install, and let them know the rims had just been painted recently. Also there was very little filler used.

tomcat

Harvey,

I stripped the entire wheel. I think if you try to just fix the sections that are damaged you will probably notice the difference in paint because I don't know how well the "factory spec" paint matches.

And the correct spelling for the paint is Einszett.

Edgy01

There are people in the business now as wheels have gotten so costly. I highly recommend Mike Lindsey in Oklahoma City for wheel repair. Not only can they handle the cosmetics but they will true any wheel at the same time. Once done, it's like a new wheel,--and it's not that pricy.

http://www.lindseyracing.com/mm5/mer...egory_Code=NEW

He and I go back a long way with the Porsche Club.

anonymousagain

FWIW - concerns about damage during tire changes can be eliminated by having it done on an appropriate machine.

Here's the one I use - notice the overhead arm drops down to sit "near" the wheel, but never actually touches it during mount or dismount, since the wheel is rotated on the center platter.

Edit: btw, this changer came with a nice balancer for $1400 as a combo!! No more tire monkeys to jack up my wheels or get "close" to perfect balancing