Omega Owners Forum - Alloy wheel refurb

Kieran Senior Member Offline Posts: 863 Ferndown Dorset UK Gender: Drives: 2.6 cdx estate automatic and 3.0l 24v Senator	Alloy wheel refurb 20. Mar 2010 at 20:38 I need to fix slight kerbing on one of my alloy wheels. Being a tight git i want to do this myself. Now after you have cleaned the area can you use good old P40 to repair any small indentations or does it have to be a filler specially made for Alloys. If so any idea what filler do i use. Thanks for your help Kieran
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gstylebaby Omega Knight Offline Ever dance with the devil in the pale moon light Posts: 1118 stockport Gender: Drives: B16 HNK 3.0L Elite saloon + Essay 3.0L Mv6 estate	Re: Alloy wheel refurb Reply #1 - 21. Mar 2010 at 00:27 Hi mate get on to detailing world i'm sure one of the guys over their will be able to help you out.
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Kieran Senior Member Offline Posts: 863 Ferndown Dorset UK Gender: Drives: 2.6 cdx estate automatic and 3.0l 24v Senator	Re: Alloy wheel refurb Reply #2 - 21. Mar 2010 at 00:38 I have had a look on how to do wheel refurb and they seem to use a putty. I am not really sure if that is just an American way of saying body filler or is it a special filler that needs to be used. Kieran
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dbug Omega Lord Offline Dont knock Linux! Posts: 7822 Northants Gender: Drives: 98 V6 Elite auto	Re: Alloy wheel refurb Reply #3 - 21. Mar 2010 at 17:14 You can get steel putty and aluminium putty - mould to shape and sets hard. As here - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/U-pol-Davids-Isopon-Metalik-Aluminium-Filler-250ml-UPOL_W0... or http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-E-TECH-ALLOY-WHEEL-REPAIR-PUTTY-COMPOUND-SCRATCHES_W0Q...
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unlucky mark mv6 Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2110 tipton,west mids Drives: 3.2 mv6 and saxo vtr,well the missus does.	Re: Alloy wheel refurb Reply #4 - 21. Mar 2010 at 22:45 A good many people use normal filler mate,my mate for one who has his own bodyshop.
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Reply #5 - 21. Mar 2010 at 22:52

unlucky mark mv6 wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 22:45:

A good many people use normal filler mate,my mate for one who has his own bodyshop. Thumbs Up!

but how durable is normal car filler compared with proper epoxy-type fillers, it's got to be able to withstand a tyre fitter & a tyre machine Wink

. I've used similar to the above wheel putty link & it sticks like the proverbial to a blanket & it pretty hard.

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Reply #6 - 21. Mar 2010 at 22:56

Andy B wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 22:52:

unlucky mark mv6 wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 22:45:

A good many people use normal filler mate,my mate for one who has his own bodyshop. Thumbs Up!

but how durable is normal car filler compared with proper epoxy-type fillers, it's got to be able to withstand a tyre fitter & a tyre machine Wink

. I've used similar to the above wheel putty link & it sticks like the proverbial to a blanket & it pretty hard.

Thats a question that has been bugging me actually.Do the tyre machines actually touch the rim of the wheel,as i said the same thing to my mate,and he reckons they shouldent touch the rim. Undecided

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Reply #7 - 21. Mar 2010 at 23:02

unlucky mark mv6 wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 22:56:

Andy B wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 22:52:

unlucky mark mv6 wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 22:45:

A good many people use normal filler mate,my mate for one who has his own bodyshop. Thumbs Up!

but how durable is normal car filler compared with proper epoxy-type fillers, it's got to be able to withstand a tyre fitter & a tyre machine Wink

. I've used similar to the above wheel putty link & it sticks like the proverbial to a blanket & it pretty hard.

Thats a question that has been bugging me actually.Do the tyre machines actually touch the rim of the wheel,as i said the same thing to my mate,and he reckons they shouldent touch the rim. Undecided

He's probably theoretically correct, they lever over a small bar to get the tyre started, but ........ Roll Eyes

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unlucky mark mv6 Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2110 tipton,west mids Drives: 3.2 mv6 and saxo vtr,well the missus does.	Re: Alloy wheel refurb Reply #8 - 21. Mar 2010 at 23:08 And its a big but .I have actually seen that steel putty in the local bulldog spares.Can you actually sand this stuff down though.
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: Alloy wheel refurb Reply #9 - 21. Mar 2010 at 23:11 unlucky mark mv6 wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 23:08: And its a big but .I have actually seen that steel putty in the local bulldog spares.Can you actually sand this stuff down though. Yes! Sand it or file it.
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Reply #10 - 21. Mar 2010 at 23:12

Used to use this stuff.....

http://www.itw-devcon.co.uk/index.php?/devcon_mro/epoxy_maintenance_repair_and_o...

.....when on board the boats many moons ago. You used to get steel, brass, bronze etc. Once set, it could be drilled, tapped, filed and generally machined however you want and lasted for months and months. Great on bronze seawater pump casings that had been eroded, especially in the slip ring area. Also got a release agent for it so that you could form it to a particular shape and NOT make it stick, so as to make a master from which 'castings' could be made.

Usefull stuff.... Wink

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Reply #11 - 21. Mar 2010 at 23:18

hotel21 wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 23:12:

Used to use this stuff.....

http://www.itw-devcon.co.uk/index.php?/devcon_mro/epoxy_maintenance_repair_and_o...

.....when on board the boats many moons ago. You used to get steel, brass, bronze etc. Once set, it could be drilled, tapped, filed and generally machined however you want and lasted for months and months. Great on bronze seawater pump casings that had been eroded, especially in the slip ring area. Also got a release agent for it so that you could form it to a particular shape and NOT make it stick, so as to make a master from which 'castings' could be made.

Usefull stuff.... Wink

Grey Funnel Line often used a similar stuff - Belzona http://www.belzona.com/products.aspx That was over 20 yrs ago now, and I believe it was very expensive at the time. Wink

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