Vintage aluminum rim repair

[Toolman]

One of my customers hits all the Junkyard‘s on a daily basis hunting for vintage aluminum rims. When he finds them, usually the guys at the junkyard take a sawzall and cuts the tire off and damages the rim in the process. Somebody had already welded up this rim and did a shit job and when they ground off the weld the slot from the Sawzall showed up again. So the proper way to do it is to V groove out the slot so you can get plenty of weld rod into the valley. My customer has a guy that can grind this rim down and make it look like new.

 

[ltbaney1]

repair looks good. im suprised the yard does that to the wheel. i would think they wouldnt want to damage it to be able to get top dollar for it.

 

[Toolman]

repair looks good. im suprised the yard does that to the wheel. i would think they wouldnt want to damage it to be able to get top dollar for it.

The yard just wants the rim for aluminum recycling. My friend hits all the Junkyards and says you wouldn’t believe how many bitchin rims and classic cars that have gone to recycling and/or the crusher. He gives them a finders fee if he gets a phone call that a 65 impala, for example, is heading for the crusher.

 

[mattyc]

One of my customers hits all the Junkyard‘s on a daily basis hunting for vintage aluminum rims. When he finds them, usually the guys at the junkyard take a sawzall and cuts the tire off and damages the rim in the process. Somebody had already welded up this rim and did a shit job and when they ground off the weld the slot from the Sawzall showed up again. So the proper way to do it is to V groove out the slot so you can get plenty of weld rod into the valley. My customer has a guy that can grind this rim down and make it look like new. View attachment 1487944 View attachment 1487945 View attachment 1487946 View attachment 1487947 View attachment 1487948 View attachment 1487950 View attachment 1487951 View attachment 1487955 View attachment 1487956 View attachment 1487957

Nice! What fill rod did you use for that? And why?