So you had nothing to do with me smacking myself hard with a tire iron (
very close to my eye) this afternoon?
One down, three to go.
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In retrospect, I should've sandblasted these wheels. Not sure if they were found on the Titanic, or filled from a saltwater pond by the military.
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Either way, even after a few thick coats of polyurethane wheel paint, I put a skim coat of silicone over the worst areas. Also to safeguard against any pinholes, although welded from both sides, that risk may be minimal.
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Also, I probably should've cut and welded them myself. That way there wouldn't have been a weld in the tire's bead area, right where it seals. That would've saved a fair amount of grinding time. Oh well, the shop that did it charged less than half of what other more well known sources wanted so I can't whine too much.