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[Kieran]

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

[gstylebaby]

Hi mate get on to detailing world i'm sure one of the guys over their will be able to help you out.

[Kieran]

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

[dbug]

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_W0QQitemZ130376119246QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Body_Shop_Supplies_Paint?hash=item1e5b05b3ce

or

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-E-TECH-ALLOY-WHEEL-REPAIR-PUTTY-COMPOUND-SCRATCHES_W0QQitemZ110464643315QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item19b834b0f3

[unlucky mark mv6]

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

[Andy B]

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

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

[unlucky mark mv6]

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

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  . 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. :-/

[Andy B]

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

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  . 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. :-/

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

[unlucky mark mv6]

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. :-/

[Andy B]

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. 

[hotel21]

Used to use this stuff.....

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

.....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....   

[Andy B]

Used to use this stuff.....

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

.....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....   

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.