Honda CB750 Sandcast

The Restoration Shop => Wheels - Hubs - Spokes - Tires => Topic started by: greggo325 on August 19, 2013, 07:46:17 am

Title: Water Inside A Rolled Rear Rim
Post by: greggo325 on August 19, 2013, 07:46:17 am

I found a rolled rear rim for my sandcast, but I can hear a small trickle of water inside the rim.  It's inbetween the two stamped layers of steel, so can the rim be saved? 

Can I drill a small hole on the tire side layer of steel, heat it, and microweld it?

Thanks for any help!

Title: Re: Water Inside A Rolled Rear Rim
Post by: 1941wld on August 19, 2013, 02:11:20 pm

Take the rim and put it in your oven. Heat it up to 300 degs for 1 hour should get rid of the water.

Title: Re: Water Inside A Rolled Rear Rim
Post by: greggo325 on August 19, 2013, 09:12:02 pm

Quote from: 1941wld on August 19, 2013, 02:11:20 pm

Take the rim and put it in your oven. Heat it up to 300 degs for 1 hour should get rid of the water.

Thank you!  I sent you an email on your fender.

Title: Re: Water Inside A Rolled Rear Rim
Post by: chrisnoel on February 15, 2014, 06:38:12 pm

When you send it to your chrome shop they'll have to drill holes in the bead from the inside.  Two birds with one stone.  New chrome and no water in the bead. 

Title: Re: Water Inside A Rolled Rear Rim
Post by: Don R on March 11, 2019, 09:20:55 am

 I had one rolled rim that was drilled for rim screws for use on a drag bike, we tig welded the holes and metal finished them except we left one hole on each bead on the inside for the chrome chemicals to be drained out. After I got them back they got a good flush with WD40.