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Had a flat tonight , on taking off the wheel the inner rim has quite a large dent where its been pushed in , must have been like that when I brought it as I have not hit anything

 

Can I take a hammer to it to try and knock it out so it fits the tyre wall better ??

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As above,

 

If you whack it, the chances are it will crack

 

Take it to someone who refurbishes them, it may be too far gone, then ebay is your friend

 

:shaun:

I was thinking as its only the outer side thats alloy , it would be ok , pretty sure the inner is steel, had a look on ebay and none suitable on there .

I will take it somewhere and get a price for repair , was hoping a lump hammer would be a cheaper option !

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I powder coating on alloys and what you can do if you are careful ( what I do on low spots on curbing ) is to use a epoxy metal sausage to build up the repair and rub it back then powder coat it ... Obviously not on any load bearing part ie bolt holes .... If you were close I'd re do them for you ....

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I powder coating on alloys and what you can do if you are careful ( what I do on low spots on curbing ) is to use a epoxy metal sausage to build up the repair and rub it back then powder coat it ... Obviously not on any load bearing part ie bolt holes .... If you were close I'd re do them for you ....

 

I powder coating on alloys and what you can do if you are careful ( what I do on low spots on curbing ) is to use a epoxy metal sausage to build up the repair and rub it back then powder coat it ... Obviously not on any load bearing part ie bolt holes .... If you were close I'd re do them for you ....

Thanks , it does not need anything too fancy as it is on the inside so cannot be seen , I have had the car a few months but now I have seen the damage I am wary of putting another tyre on it.

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Just had to get a set of four for my cayenne turbo as i cracked one on a pothole to find the car was running on replicas and none available in uk.Nice bill and now went for alignment today and is going to cost £1200 as bushes are gone.Joy

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Hit it with a hammer and it will crack, heat it and hit it, it will crack. Alloy repair is an art form with some expensive machines that use many tonnes of pressure to straighten it. Even if it can be straightened it will never be as strong. My cousin had it recently, had two alloys repaired (ford transit on focus ST alloys), hit a pothole week later, both wheels go bang, massive cracks where they had been straightened out.

 

Until you've made a horseshoe/anything out of aluminium by forging in a coke forge/gas forge it is hard to comprehend how unlike steel aluminium is, it cracks so easily.

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Just had to get a set of four for my cayenne turbo as i cracked one on a pothole to find the car was running on replicas and none available in uk.Nice bill and now went for alignment today and is going to cost £1200 as bushes are gone.Joy

Look at powerflex bushes, a lot cheaper than OEM items and last longer.

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