[DeTomaso] Does anybody know anyone who can repair bent or cracked Magnesium wheels

[jderyke at aol.com]

Most shops that advertise the repair of alloy wheels are talking about aluminum and will not touch magnesium. Some -especially in CA- are worried about liability. A couple of the Pantera vendors (Larry Stock's shop is one) have it done by outside specialists. Welding, heat-treating/annealing and maybe X-ray inspection should accompany any such repairs. It goes without saying that a U.S. certified welder should be involved. Lots of people can TIG-weld including me, but not all (again including me) are competent to weld-repair a magnesium road or race wheel. The displayed wheel is from a Mangusta so once its verified to actually be magnesium- some are aluminum- it will likely be worth the high cost of repair due to its rarity. I've seen mistakes made- someone once brought me a cracked magnesium formula car wheel that had been TIG-welded with aluminum, which destroyed any chance of repair. Others are simply un-fixable. Pro crew chiefs often will not touch a repaired wheel.
 

 

 

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   Most shops that advertise the repair of alloy wheels are talking about
   aluminum and will not touch magnesium. Some -especially in CA- are
   worried about liability. A couple of the Pantera vendors (Larry Stock's
   shop is one) have it done by outside specialists. Welding,
   heat-treating/annealing and maybe X-ray inspection should accompany any
   such repairs. It goes without saying that a U.S. certified welder
   should be involved. Lots of people can TIG-weld including me, but not
   all (again including me) are competent to weld-repair a magnesium road
   or race wheel. The displayed wheel is from a Mangusta so once its
   verified to actually be magnesium- some are aluminum- it will likely be
   worth the high cost of repair due to its rarity. I've seen mistakes
   made- someone once brought me a cracked magnesium formula car wheel
   that had been TIG-welded with aluminum, which destroyed any chance of
   repair. Others are simply un-fixable. Pro crew chiefs often will not
   touch a repaired wheel.

   -----Original Message-----
   From: Ed Mendez <edducati at mac.com>
   To: DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Tue, May 12, 2015 11:25 pm
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Does anybody know anyone who can repair bent or
   cracked Magnesium wheels
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