wheel rims

[hammie]

hi all, i have recently bought a 2nd set of rims which i will get power coated, rear arrived, as new, no probs, front arrived today, its got a dink in the rim [good old tw@ bay strikes again, no mention of this on the listing of course] it was cheap so im wondering if its safe to tap the dink back out????? maybe heat it up a bit first with a blow torch?? or will i just crack or brake it??
any advice welcome
cheers hammie

[marravtr]

depends how bad it is mate, you can heat them and try tapping out (wooden mallet) if you send it back to the seller you will have to pay the postage so depends on how cheap it was in the first place!

[Stratman]

If they aren't as described get you money back FFS!

[marravtr]

If they aren't as described get you money back FFS!

trouble is mate if you buy something for a fiver and it cost a tenner to send it back you loose out again, ebay states its upto the buyer to pay return postage! sucks ass but thats the way it is, if the sellers a good guy then you may get lucky (but we are talking fleabay here!)

[benny hedges]

ive fixed a fair few dented wheels by holding a hardwood hammer shaft against the dent and hit it with another hammer.
youd have to be very clumsy to break the rim.
you can then get the emery on it and dress out any marks.

[hammie]

wheel was cheap, cheapest one i had seen for a while, alot of them are 100 quid plus, dent isnt too bad, i will see if i can knock it back into shape, using the hardwood method lol, now to see if i actually have any hardwood in the garage lol
will let you know how i get on, just wanted to check it was ok to give it a belt or two
cheers hammie

[tony.mon]

I just had one trued, they (Motoliner, at Aylesford, kent) used heat and a big hammer.
Three dents found, but now trued and being re-powdercoated.

I know they used heat, 'cause it burnt all the new powdercoat off!

Lesson to be learnt by self: check for roundness BEFORE powdercoating.....