Coating inside rear rims

Fred Werring · Sep 4, 2021

Got some rusty rear rims...need to do something to the insides. Besides wire brushing.

Rustoleum (giving it a week to dry)?

Epoxy spray paint?

Geo-TH,In (I think it was him) mentioned his tire store suggested flex seal. Is that over paint?

Thanks

Fred

GaryinKs · Sep 4, 2021

Believe it or not ,I have seen rims like that fixed with Duct Tape .

sms · Sep 4, 2021

I have done that to holely rims to protect the tube.

old · Sep 4, 2021

I use bed liner spray the stuff made to go in a pickup truck bed. Works well and last a long time

Tracy Brown · Sep 4, 2021

Rustoleum rusty metal primer is what I use.

WESnIL · Sep 4, 2021

Needle scaler, wire cup brush on an angle grinder, 40 or 60 grit flap disc on an angle grinder, Ospho or other rust converting product, several coats of old left over paint trying to use a silver color for the edges that will show. Take you choice of any above that you have on hand, etc. When I finished with a set of rims they looked like a rainbow except for the bead area on which I used some silver colored paint and topped it with IH Silver Argent paint.

Stephen Newell · Sep 4, 2021

If you really want it to last sandblast it and have the rims powder coated. If you use an enamel it will take a month before it completely hardens. Automotive paint would be the quickest DIY paint.

SVcummins · Sep 4, 2021

Wire wheel and sand to bare metal muratic acid then prime and paint

SVcummins · Sep 4, 2021

Phil-mar Farms · Sep 4, 2021

X2 on the needle scaler

casecollectorsc · Sep 4, 2021

I clean them good and spray with aluminum paint. Dries fast and if not exposed to Ca Cl will be good enough on the inside...imho.

Traditional Farmer · Sep 4, 2021

POR 15 then paint with quick drying paint

showcrop · Sep 4, 2021

If you want it to last do as WesinIl said. if you want to only hide it but allow it to keep working and eating your rim away just slap on some rustoleum, or duct tape or bed liner.

rustred · Sep 4, 2021

all i have ever done is use a blending disc , remove rust and prime. no need for paint inside a rim. PLUS if the paint is not cured the tube will be stuck to the rim and that is fun removing, hard enough as it is.

caterpillar guy · Sep 5, 2021

I've taken a few of them apart and the tape is all wadded up inside too sometimes. Local tire guy likes doing that on rims then puts the tire on.

KenL · Sep 5, 2021

I get them cleaned up good and paint them with POR. It dries fast. I don't paint over.

Geo-TH,In · Sep 5, 2021

I recently had a lawm mower rim

Used leftover flex steel and brushed it on..s

Installed a tube and all is well.
The tire store in Sullivan In recommend it.
I'm sure other things will work too.

Crazy Horse · Sep 5, 2021

Whatever method you use Fred, and depending on how old you are, you probably won't have to worry about the results down the road.

Ultradog MN · Sep 5, 2021

Just posted this on the Ford Board on another thread.
I ran a needle scaler over these then had them sand blasted. Brazed up some holes then brush painted Rustoleum primer and two coats of tractor enamel. The key to brush painting is a good china bristle brush.
Then new tubes and pumped the calcium back in.

timcasbolt · Sep 5, 2021

(quoted from post at 06:30:58 09/05/21) I get them cleaned up good and paint them with POR. It dries fast. I don't paint over.

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DoubleR · Sep 5, 2021

That was my line of thinking when I just re-did a couple old rims. A wire brush and paint I had on hand. At my age I figured it would last as long as I'm going to need to worry about it.

Fred Werring · Sep 5, 2021

Whatever method you use Fred, and depending on how old you are, you probably won't have to worry about the results down the road

Probably right.

Fred

DoubleO7 · Sep 5, 2021

(quoted from post at 21:14:48 09/04/21) If you really want it to last sandblast it and have the rims powder coated. If you use an enamel it will take a month before it completely hardens. Automotive paint would be the quickest DIY paint.

How do you mount and unmount the tires, get the rims bolted up and weights bolted on without damaging the powdercoat??
Once chipped or damaged, you can only touch it up with regular paint.

DoubleO7 · Sep 5, 2021

Did you smooth out all of that brazing?

Ultradog MN · Sep 5, 2021

I only use Classic view so not sure if you
are talking to me. But since I was the only
one that mentioned brazing I suppose you
were.
Yes, I ground the brazing almost flat and
then sanded it smooth.

Hobo,NC · Sep 5, 2021

If you add a rust converter make sure its compatible with the primer. Epoxy paints like bare metal are the epoxy primer I used did.

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