_That_ sounds like a shop to stay away from at all costs, Rocky.
The local riceboy shop, that deals with $5000+, 24" bling-bling wheel sets
all day long has no problem dealing with my 15" aluminum wheels. Neither
does Niko over at Charlie Clark's race shop. Neither of their machines ever
actually touches the wheel while mounting the tire upon it. It's PFM to
watch.
Try to use a shop that has a tire machine which was actually made in the
last 10 years.
Eric L.
----- Original Message -----
> Can't help but recall going into a tire shop and seeing the sign on the
> wall: "Not responsible for damage to aluminum wheels."
>
> I asked about that as they were about to put new tires on mine.
>
> Not to worry, they said. Race wheels, meant to take such stress, were not
> the problem. It was those danged appearance wheels that were pretty and
all,
> but thin metal and good for not much more than cruising main street.
> Sometimes on the tire mounting machine, they would just snap pieces off of
> them.
>
> --Rocky
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