dent in my rim
06-20-2005, 07:42 PM
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dent in my rim i hit a pot hole this morning on my way to work and it bent my rim up. It is torque thrust II rims. Anybody know how to fix it or know of a place in San Diego to get it fixed?
06-30-2005, 09:18 AM
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A pair of specific sized and shaped hammers, a metal file, different grits of sandpaper and then polish compound.
How and if it can be fixed by yourself depends on a lot of things. The size of the dent, the rim construction (cast aluminum is hopeless) and a few other things. How much finesse you have with working metal comes into play. If you are no good at precision hammering, you might not want to try fixing it yourself as it it easy to scar the metal.
How and if it can be fixed by yourself depends on a lot of things. The size of the dent, the rim construction (cast aluminum is hopeless) and a few other things. How much finesse you have with working metal comes into play. If you are no good at precision hammering, you might not want to try fixing it yourself as it it easy to scar the metal.
07-02-2005, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by BirdMan 1585
do you know any place in san antonio where they might fix them
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07-28-2005, 09:24 PM
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I just got through fixing another dent in one of my rear rims. I've had a total of 2 dents in each rear rim for different reasons. Scraping curb twice and I guess potholes or something. Got them all hamered out pretty easily. This time around I used an old magazine as a buffer and the 2 hammer technique. A smaller hammer to hold on the high spot and a short handled 3lb. hammer to do the grunt work. With the magazine as a buffer the finish stays nice and pristine. No need to sand or polish. I did go through the magazine on one hit and nicked the finish, but I'm sure it can be buffed out.
I don't know what it is about the rear rims. They are 17x11 with the wider lip so maybe they are a tad weaker being wider. It's probably the Nitto Drag radials at 23psi that's doing it. The front's have yet to have any problems with the Nitto 555II at 34psi.
I don't know what it is about the rear rims. They are 17x11 with the wider lip so maybe they are a tad weaker being wider. It's probably the Nitto Drag radials at 23psi that's doing it. The front's have yet to have any problems with the Nitto 555II at 34psi.
