Galvanised wheels?
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Galvanised wheels?
Ok, here's a new one...
I am sick to death of horrible rusty wheels, and the messing around required to make them nice, *and* also sick of my wheeltrims falling off to reveal them.
SO, is it possible to have wheels galvanised? This would solve the rusting, and look smart, but is there a reason I haven't seen this before? Will it buckle the wheels or somehow compromise the strength?
Just a thought...
I am sick to death of horrible rusty wheels, and the messing around required to make them nice, *and* also sick of my wheeltrims falling off to reveal them.
SO, is it possible to have wheels galvanised? This would solve the rusting, and look smart, but is there a reason I haven't seen this before? Will it buckle the wheels or somehow compromise the strength?
Just a thought...
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Spray on galvanising will certainly help. Galvanic plating, or hot dip galvanising does sometimes distort components but in the case of a sturdy item like a wheel rim (Nurse- more pills, I just used the word sturdy in a Citroen posting!)it shouldn't make a big difference to anything except weight. Surface texture will change, which may cause fitting difficulties with wheel and tyre but as long as it is all nicely stoved afterwards, it seeems like a good idea.
Yep, thats always an option. One word of advice though... Fresh galvanising needs an etch primer to make paint stick properly. If it's been weathered a bit then you can get away without it.
Could even powdercoat them!
Shameless plug:
For any of you in Scotland, Highland Colour coaters in Cumbernauld can do galv and powder coat together.
Could even powdercoat them!
Shameless plug:
For any of you in Scotland, Highland Colour coaters in Cumbernauld can do galv and powder coat together.
My local spares shop do packs of 4 wheeltrims for a tenner, in a good range of styles. My current ones are quite Citroenesque, being almost solid, and not trying to look like alloys!!
I used to do roller shutters years ago, and we regularly took them to a galvanisers-it was like hells kitchen, god knows how the blokes who worked there could stick it!!!!
I used to do roller shutters years ago, and we regularly took them to a galvanisers-it was like hells kitchen, god knows how the blokes who worked there could stick it!!!!
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Thanks guys; rather encouraging [:)]
I know of a place that does cheap shotblasting, now I just need to try and find a kindly galvanizer, or, better again, someone who works at one...
But first I need a matching set of wheels. I have the plain type, the small hole type *and* the big hole type. I like the no-holers the best.
I know of a place that does cheap shotblasting, now I just need to try and find a kindly galvanizer, or, better again, someone who works at one...
But first I need a matching set of wheels. I have the plain type, the small hole type *and* the big hole type. I like the no-holers the best.
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