DeutschDriver

I just re-read the NASA wheel repair guide and its left me with two questions...

1: Is there any harm in having the wheel removed from the rim before repairing? (Aside from the change of damaging the rim while re-mounting the tire)

2: Why does the guide recommend against re-painting the entire rim? My wheels have scuffs all over the place and there isn't much of the rim that wouldn't benefit from a re-paint.

Thanks for everyone's advice.<ul><li><a href="http://www.robsaudiworld.com/wheelrepair.htm">Link to the original NASA guide</a></li></ul>

Pleasanton 335

Do you mean removing the tire from the wheel?

DeutschDriver

thks 4 u'r attention 2 detail... i'm going 2 start proof reading my posts... yes, tires from wheel!

Pleasanton 335

hehehee....just wanted to make sure!!

lemieux@curbside

and you can not do a good job with that ..plus you have clean / wet sand the entire wheel in oreder to paint it .. do you want to do all that? i doubt it .
i will have to do it myself also on my stockers and on the "new" wheels i just got ( that are nicked in couple places but only on the very edge which is easy to blend in )

Ragdoll

Or was it #3230, whatever

LI-S4

I have done this three times without removing the tire.

It is much easier with the tire removed, especially when it's time to mask.

lemieux is correct as far as painting the entire wheel with a can. However, it can be done. The critical step is the clear-coat. I did it with the second of my two wheels that needed repair.

Questions welcome....