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Old 12-19-2002, 02:21 AM
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just wanting to get any opinions on removing a pretty bad ding on my brand new wheels. I've gone on one ride and my douglas .190's have a huge ding on the outside. any suggestions?
 
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Old 12-19-2002, 07:36 AM
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.190s dinged, ummmmm try a rubber hammer, it works on .125s.
 
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Old 12-19-2002, 08:58 AM
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see if you can find a company that fixes aluminumrim for cars and i would think that they would be able to fix a atv rim, i dont know how much it would cost but im sure its would be cheaper them buying a new rim
 
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Old 12-19-2002, 09:27 AM
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dead blow hammer works great.
 
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Old 12-19-2002, 12:16 PM
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short piece of a 2x4 and hammer. slowly pound on the outter corners and work back and forth til you can live with it[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
 
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Old 12-19-2002, 03:38 PM
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I used a peice of 2x4 and rounded the corners a little. while on the tire I had to strike it prety hard. I took the tire off the rim and it whent a lot better. The tire didn't absorb the shock needed to bend. Good luck.
 
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Old 12-19-2002, 04:08 PM
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thanks for the ideas, I'll see which one works
 
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