[DeTomaso] Dead rim

[jderyke at aol.com]

Charlie, find another shop - preferably a race shop that's familiar with TIG-welding magnesium castings. The key is to COMPLETELY remove the existing crack or defect before attempting a weld. Otherwise, the whole casting will unzip ahead of the weld gun. Maybe call Roger Brottan in England? IMHO, that OEM wheel is worth sending to the U.S. for repair, if it hasn't been bodged too badly by amateur welders. I once got a magnesium McLaren wheel that had been so badly mucked-up by someone trying to weld it with aluminum, that it WAS unrepairable- and irreplaceable. Good luck-


-----Original Message-----
From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
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Sent: Mon, Jun 12, 2017 9:05 am
Subject: [DeTomaso] Dead rim


Hi all

Looking for either a competent shop in Europe that can repair a
magnesium rim, or a used, GT5-style 13" rim reasonably priced.


I have a pore in one of mine, and two shops specializing in rims have
said that they can't repair it. It has several cracks under the paint,
and they say they can't repair it.


Any suggestions?
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   Charlie, find another shop - preferably a race shop that's familiar
   with TIG-welding magnesium castings. The key is to COMPLETELY remove
   the existing crack or defect before attempting a weld. Otherwise, the
   whole casting will unzip ahead of the weld gun. Maybe call Roger
   Brottan in England? IMHO, that OEM wheel is worth sending to the U.S.
   for repair, if it hasn't been bodged too badly by amateur welders. I
   once got a magnesium McLaren wheel that had been so badly mucked-up by
   someone trying to weld it with aluminum, that it WAS unrepairable- and
   irreplaceable. Good luck-
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
   To: Detomaso Email List <detomaso at detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Mon, Jun 12, 2017 9:05 am
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Dead rim
   Hi all
   Looking for either a competent shop in Europe that can repair a
   magnesium rim, or a used, GT5-style 13" rim reasonably priced.
   I have a pore in one of mine, and two shops specializing in rims have
   said that they can't repair it. It has several cracks under the paint,
   and they say they can't repair it.
   Any suggestions?
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