02XXCA Posted April 3 Posted April 3 On the 01 I got from Tom the front has been losing air, so I squirted some suds and see air leaking on the bead, pull the tire and see the chromed surface very uneven and flaking. So I smoothed out the rough area in question and some of the other rough areas on the rest of the rim. Then remounted the tire, I realigned the tire to the same spot on rim and it was still leaking in the same area as before. So I then broke the bead and spun the tire and remounted tire, this time it seems to be holding air. My long term question is the interior of the rim seems to have pitting and there are several areas around the tire bead that have flaked and will continue to corode, what is the long term options? Quote
rockmeupto125 Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Short term fresh rubber and bead sealer should be all you need. In the long term, I'm not sure. When you say the chrome is falling off, that creates an unstable bread seating surface. Best case there would be to getting the chrome off the seating surface, but that will even moreso expose the chrome edge to corrosion and ultimately failure. If you actually have pitting, mild to moderate, you can clean the pits and fill them with JB Weld or similar compound, grinding it flat when cured. It's as sealing surface, not structural, so no concern over using the compound. If t the e pits are deep, that is not realistic to repair. And once the chrome deteriorates onto the room surface, you could strip the when and replate it, but you may find corrosion extending under the plating. At that point, economics would suggest a good un-mucked with wheel to start afresh wit hope this helps. You get the gist. Rereading, Google has placed many errors into what I entered to my phone, sorry. 1 1 Quote
02XXCA Posted April 4 Author Posted April 4 Thanks Joe, I guess bead sealer would be a helpful interim step, never used that before. Quote
blackhawkxx Posted April 4 Posted April 4 9 hours ago, 02XXCA said: Thanks Joe, I guess bead sealer would be a helpful interim step, never used that before. It's messy but works. Quote
SwampNut Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Maybe I'm retarded, and I have never done this, but my mind goes to a Dremel and polishing the bad surface. Quote
02XXCA Posted April 4 Author Posted April 4 1 hour ago, SwampNut said: Maybe I'm retarded, and I have never done this, but my mind goes to a Dremel and polishing the bad surface. That is what I did a little bit yesterday, but then you are taking off the chrome and will eventually lead to worse wear. Quote
SwampNut Posted April 4 Posted April 4 8 minutes ago, 02XXCA said: That is what I did a little bit yesterday, but then you are taking off the chrome and will eventually lead to worse wear. I *think* that taking the chrome off the mating surface is good? Can it be softly blended from chrome to no chrome? So the tires sits on just bare metal? Again, spitballing, but also based on the fact that chrome is quite porous. Quote
02XXCA Posted April 4 Author Posted April 4 28 minutes ago, SwampNut said: I *think* that taking the chrome off the mating surface is good? Can it be softly blended from chrome to no chrome? So the tires sits on just bare metal? Again, spitballing, but also based on the fact that chrome is quite porous. Yeah, as Joe pointed out eventually the edge will continue to corode to the visible edge and lead to bubbling on the visible surface. Future problem at this point. Quote
SwampNut Posted April 4 Posted April 4 49 minutes ago, 02XXCA said: Yeah, as Joe pointed out eventually the edge will continue to corode to the visible edge and lead to bubbling on the visible surface. Future problem at this point. Agreed, more wondering out loud...feather the edge and cover with clear coat? 1 Quote
jon haney Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Not a fan of chrome, so my first thought was to have the chrome removed and powder-coat the whole thing. No corrosion problems after that. 1 1 Quote
SwampNut Posted April 4 Posted April 4 29 minutes ago, jon haney said: Not a fan of chrome, so my first thought was to have the chrome removed and powder-coat the whole thing. No corrosion problems after that. Not usually my thing, but that bike is fawking hot. 1 Quote
blackhawkxx Posted April 4 Posted April 4 1 hour ago, jon haney said: Not a fan of chrome, so my first thought was to have the chrome removed and powder-coat the whole thing. No corrosion problems after that. I wonder how hard it is to remove chrome? Maybe easier to sell the wheels and get something else? 1 Quote
02XXCA Posted April 5 Author Posted April 5 7 hours ago, SwampNut said: Agreed, more wondering out loud...feather the edge and cover with clear coat? That may help slow the corosion process. Quote
02XXCA Posted April 5 Author Posted April 5 7 hours ago, jon haney said: Not a fan of chrome, so my first thought was to have the chrome removed and powder-coat the whole thing. No corrosion problems after that. I would say that my hands were pretty bloody after catching a caple sharp efges of the chrime that was flacking, by the time I got the tire back on for the 2nd time I had blood all over and had to wipe the rim and brack discs off. Quote
TOXXIC Posted April 5 Posted April 5 5 hours ago, 02XXCA said: That may help slow the corosion process. When I used to run chrome wheels I regularly waxed them... 1 Quote
XXitanium Posted April 5 Posted April 5 How many years old is the Chrome on those rims? https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-corvette-general-discussion/2590278-how-much-does-it-cost-to-chrome-4-rims.html Quote
02XXCA Posted April 5 Author Posted April 5 56 minutes ago, XXitanium said: How many years old is the Chrome on those rims? https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-corvette-general-discussion/2590278-how-much-does-it-cost-to-chrome-4-rims.html Not sure. Quote
SwampNut Posted April 5 Posted April 5 4 hours ago, XXitanium said: Flaking ...in memory of Skull Don't give him any flack. 1 Quote
TOXXIC Posted April 6 Posted April 6 13 hours ago, SwampNut said: Don't give him any flack. Fuck that guy, damn rocket scientists. 😜 Quote
SwampNut Posted April 6 Posted April 6 5 hours ago, TOXXIC said: damn rocket scientists. Fuck, that's an idea! Ask Rocketman's AI. https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_cd00affc-6572-4bbd-8d62-37c6b6bab7c4 That's pretty good. Quote
XXitanium Posted April 6 Posted April 6 1 hour ago, SwampNut said: Fuck, that's an idea! Ask Rocketman's AI. https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_cd00affc-6572-4bbd-8d62-37c6b6bab7c4 That's pretty good. If they need to stay true chrome, what's the repair budget? Screen-grab from that AI... 1 Quote
rockmeupto125 Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Find out where they do that for $100. I'll get 4 sets done 2 Quote
SwampNut Posted April 7 Posted April 7 And next door there will be $10 blowjobs and $5 bags of cocaine. Grok doesn't get pricing and a few simple things until you tell it do so specifically. I ran into that a lot yesterday. The conversational way it works though lets you tell it to keep going. Here's an update with my question to clarify it. https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_879d9794-8c65-4fc3-8756-a0960dfb4d76 Quote
RXX Posted April 13 Posted April 13 Would an inner tube be an option? I mean that seems no duh. Quote
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