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Munchie
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27th Aug 13 at 07:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
When refurbing wheels, what filler do you use?Where can I get it? I presume its just called "alloy filler" or something?!

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3CorsaMeal
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I've heard people using something called liquid metal, things like that, i've never tried it myself, i have something called quiksteel, not sure ifs its the same thing, never tried sanding it, i use it for sticking things together
AndyCorsaSport
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27th Aug 13 at 09:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How deep are the marks?

Just use normal body filler.
Munchie
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27th Aug 13 at 09:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Big chunk to be honest...Rest are just small kerb marks etc. ill google quiksteel now!
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27th Aug 13 at 09:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Body filler is easier to work with than any of the liquid metal type products.
Munchie
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27th Aug 13 at 10:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok, something like knifing putty? Ill pop into home and bargains/B&M and TJ's around 1pm.

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just go into halfords they sell little tins of bodyfiller in there

[Edited on 27-08-2013 by SteveoBC]
Scotty_B
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27th Aug 13 at 12:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Isopon Metalik. Get it from Halfords.
Toby
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27th Aug 13 at 17:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I used regular filler in the past
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27th Aug 13 at 18:56   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'll give it 2 weeks till Munchie is offering wheel repair services
Wrighty
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27th Aug 13 at 19:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Brett
I'll give it 2 weeks till Munchie is offering wheel repair services


monkeytwizzel
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As long as you are not going to have them powdercoated then normal body filler will do.
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27th Aug 13 at 21:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
liqud metal is sh.t wouldnt hold my core plugs in on the mg i had ..
Munchie
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quote:
Originally posted by Brett
I'll give it 2 weeks till Munchie is offering wheel repair services


Not a chance. Bought some Audi wheels for me S3 but only for the winter so just going to sell the tyres on them and then get some winters and obviously refurb them!

Got too much on to start spending 10 hours a week doing a set of wheels!!
SVM 286
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I'd have thought ally welding would be the way forward, but if it's gotta be a bodge, then i'd suggest chemical metal. Used it on a damaged FWD transit gear case once and it held.

That said, 3M do some serious repair putties for various metals. Got some great stuff for repairing my sump once. Dear stuff but really good.
Munchie
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28th Aug 13 at 08:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers

Just ordered knifing putty for the kerb marks after I read a guide on it...

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_185835_langId_-1_categoryId_165625

That ok?!
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Regular fillers ok on spokes but i wouldn't suggest using it on lips. Can break off when changing tyres etc, especially if you have a bit of stretch
Munchie
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Shit, didnt think of that....will take another look on halfords now.
Paul_JC
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I've used normal filler on lips in the past and the fitting of the tyre onto the wheels is the same whether you have stretch or not :s they still get slipped over the rim the same it's just whether or not they use a beadblaster to get them to seal or not :s so stretch or no stretch it's the same as far as the lips are concerned :s
Munchie
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28th Aug 13 at 10:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so stick with the normal filler?
Paul_JC
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I would aslong as you don't over harden it then it should be fine (talking from personal experience) If you over harden it then it will be brittle
rossnomore
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_JC
I've used normal filler on lips in the past and the fitting of the tyre onto the wheels is the same whether you have stretch or not :s they still get slipped over the rim the same it's just whether or not they use a beadblaster to get them to seal or not :s so stretch or no stretch it's the same as far as the lips are concerned :s


Not from my experience. I've seen filler fall out with the shock of bead blasting before
rossnomore
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sorry i forgot the overused face

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