I was in Regina this weekend visiting my kids and went to buy some, believe it or not, date matching #s 14 X 6 Pontiac Rally II wheels for my 1972 Lemans. I was wondering how I would fix deep pits around where the tire beads sits on the wheels and if they were still safe to drive ? I passed on the wheels for now but if it ain't too much of an issue I'd buy them if we agree on a better price.
Depending on how bad the pits are, I bet you could fill them with a product the body shops used (All Metal or something like that?) and with some time spent on them they would likely be fine. I guess it comes down to how bad are the "deep pits"?
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Sorry I re-read the post As Carl said then, you can fill them with body shop materials At our tire shop we often had to buff bead areas and we applied bead sealer anyway so any product that can fill them will be better sorry I was obviously thinking valves..
I phoned Winnipeg Wheel work and they said they just put a thicker paint over the pits ??? I was wondering if I could grind some down ?
How do you grind down a pit A pit is a hole on the surface of the wheel caused by rust. Blast the wheel first. Use the silver paint..then spray with a black and sand. You should have a silver wheel with black spots....repeat till you only have silver. If you have a problem with the outer edge of the wheel. Use a couple of cresent wrenches. That's The best way to get the sidewalk dents out of the outside lip
Clean them out and fill them with "Cold/JB Weld" epoxy. You have to work fast with it. Then sand smooth and paint. I've used "Cold/JB Weld" on cast iron hot water radiators in our house and it's been perfect for years ... tough as nails!
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
IF the pits are deep enough that your concerned about strength , the only way that your going to be confident runnning them is to have the metal sonic tested for thickness. Any industrial mechanical place would be able to do this.
I'm sure you wouldn't have to go that degree.... I'm just pointing out what may be concerning you....
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I used an epoxy 2 part hardener we have at work (strong like steel when cured) and sanded it smooth, it worked like a charm, same as JB weld I guess. They use it on aircrafts so it works on my wheels. I did a dented oil pan with it too, great stuff !