<div dir="ltr">Hi Bob,<div> I have cracked 3 sets of the 949racing wheels autoxing my MINI- I hand sanded thru the paint at the suspected crack and used a dye penetrant test on them to verify what I could see with my naked eye. After that, I went to a slightly heavier wheel. No cracks to report....</div><div><br></div><div>Real Panasports are real $$, might be worth at least checking one.</div><div><br></div><div>In semi related news, I just ordered a pair of the VTO 8 spoke wheels made to a non-standard offset to try on my GT6. Ordered thru the website- super easy. They had them machined and shipped out in less than 1 week. So far a great experience.</div><div><br></div><div>Jason</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 1:37 PM Robert Lang via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir="ltr">Hi,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I know that wheels are wear items. But I have a question regarding Panasport wheels that perhaps translates to others. The 8-spoke Panasports are painted. And that means you'll get various marks and dings over time. I have one rim that has a blemish that looks like it could be the start of a crack, but to die-test, I'd have to sand-blast the area clean and that's headed down a path I'd rather not take right now.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">So, when in question - just toss?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Anyone care to share stories of crack testing aluminum rims that are painted and/or powder coated?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Regards,</div><div dir="ltr">Bob Lang</div><div dir="ltr">339-927-4489<br></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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