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4 Jul 2012, 15:17 (Ref:3101961)
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Steel Wheel repair / straightening
I've put this on HRT but if a mod feels it needs moving, be my guest.
A friend needs some 60's & rare steel wheels straightening and restoring. Any suggestions for specialists in the art? 
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4 Jul 2012, 17:18 (Ref:3102038)
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4 Jul 2012, 19:31 (Ref:3102101)
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When I was sponsored by Les Weller we could actually run the wheels on a big old lathe and straighten them up quite well and some we could run on the original profile tool on the rim roller.
As most of us know you can easily straighten a "pothole" bent steel rim with a decent copper hammer with the tyre still in place. I would have thought that the wheel refurb firms would also be able to make a decent job, although they mainly deal with alloy "bling stuff" they must straighten some of those. Most road cars that I deal with every day at work have one or two wheels that are not true and some are like a three penny piece  !! 
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4 Jul 2012, 19:32 (Ref:3102102)
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Ian Jemison in Bishopthorpe, near York, repairs virtually all the WRC teams' wheels. Although these are mainly aluminium and magnesium items I'm sure with his equipment he could repair steel wheels. He's worth a try.
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4 Jul 2012, 22:04 (Ref:3102148)
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serves him right for using the kerbs! (ooops wrong fred)
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