If they're painted and it's not structural, I'd just use a plastic filler
(bondo) and repaint. They make them with aluminum content. I've used a
hi-temp version (I think it's called Alumafil) on pot metal prior to powder
coating. It's pretty hardy stuff.
Bill Sinclair
Hagerstown, MD
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 13:54:38 -0500
From: Bruce Giller <[email protected]>
Subject: [alfa] BWA wheel repair
My BWA wheels have some shallow 'divots' on them that mar their
appearance.
They were put on by the rubber side of a floor mat when I stored the
tires in a stack and put the floor mat on top - to protect them from harm!
I guess that the rubber reacted with the paint-or-metal over the winter
storage.
I know that the BWAs are not steel but an alloy of some sort so I can not
fill-weld the divots with my MIG welder. But I do have some alumarods (
http://durafix.com/) which would do the job. But I'm wondering if anyone
else on the list has tried using alumarods on these wheels.
Thanks,
Bruce
'73 GTV
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