I blocked out my wheel and used a 1/8" round bottom burr on my rotary tool to dig out the damaged material on the wheel. Sorry I lost that photo. I tried to keep as much of the wheel as I could. Once I got down to a hairline crack and a least a 1/4" depth (most places much deeper) I used a syringe and thin and thick super glue to fill them in. I wanted to keep some structure in it. I put it back in the ultrasonic cleaner after grinding. I used my super human grip to fill the epoxy from the bottom up with a big syringe. I put 1/4" vinyl tape on the part to give me reference points because I have zero artistic ability. I filled 90% and 10% and a touchup after rough blocking. I put it in the extremely hot black racecar trailer to cure. I used 220 and 320 W/D sandpaper on a sanded paint stick and a 3/16" pyrex glass rod. The vinyl tape is about .006" thick. I blocked to the tape and then when I removed the tape just feathered it out. I used only hard sanding blocks. I'm happy so far. Now I have the small problem of the missing 15" of ring material and spoke repair.
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Last edited by mick53; 07/03/2024 2:46 PM.

Old enough to know better, too young to resist.