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11-08-2012, 07:35 PM
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Can these wheels be fixed?
My grandpa had these on the truck when I was driving it in high school. The shiny side on all 4 of these has some nicks and scratches and some curb rash, the back sides are pretty dirty but I'm sure they'll clean up. Anyone have any experience with this type of wheel?
Matt
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11-08-2012, 08:05 PM
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Re: Can these wheels be fixed?
I have some old skool ET 5 window slots that are on my truck. They looked worse than yours when I got them.
After a weekend of polish, elbow grease, and beer... they came out lookin' spiffy. The pics are before and after... Gary
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11-08-2012, 08:07 PM
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Re: Can these wheels be fixed?
The curb rash can be repaired, it all depends on how bad it is and how much you want to spend. The worse involves welding then remaching the lip and this is often done on O.E.M. alloy wheels for cost savings. If your wheels are not too bad a little fine grit sanding and blending can make it look a lot better. No matter what you do the entire wheel is going to need attention to blend with the repaired area. There are people who specialize in wheel repairs local in most places or even by shipping off your wheels (expensive). Unless they are really bad a good cleaning and a little polishing should cover you.
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11-08-2012, 08:54 PM
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Re: Can these wheels be fixed?
Hey! I am that grandpa kinda guy. When these wheels were new and popular, I couldn't afford them. But, they wouldn't have looked right on whatever I was driving. Besides, my favorite wheel back then was the American Racing 200S, now known as the Daisy wheel.
But, I've seen worse.... I have a pair of M/T Medallion wheels under my house (dry storage) in 14x7. Yeah, they'll clean up.
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11-08-2012, 10:28 PM
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Re: Can these wheels be fixed?
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