Out of all the vids on DIY rim repair I've watched this looks like the best method and nicest job so far!! No smacking the crap out of your rim with a big hammer!! Well done!! Looks very doable for the average person at home with a few basic tools. Thank you for posting.

I'm impressed with your improvisional engineering

Upload timing couldn't be better I currently have a bent wheel that needs repair thank you for this guide your wheel turned out great

Not bad at all. 👏👏👏

Great video, I just did the same. For me, I would get the aluminum area quite hot both inside and out -then crank up the jack tighter, then heat it back up again, then a little tighter avoiding too much force. Same with the bent lip but used a 2lb. hammer with care. Cut a cardboard arc template from the good side of the wheel for a gauge.Dremeled smooth and painted the scars.Excellent, can't even tell.

Those old school turbo fan wheels are such a cool concept

Good job dude 🤙🏻 nicely done!

Very resourceful! Couple of thoughts I had; That big socket is going to pull a lot of heat out of that rim, I would suggest heating up the socket to maybe a little higher temperature than the rim. My instinct tells me that leaving the rim pushed out with the bottle jack still positioned to apply force, one could continue the heat up/cool down cycles as time allowed. I would think with each heating phase, some additional metal molecules would become free enough to align better within its crystalline structure in response to the tremendous force being applied by the jack then during cool-down, the molecules might lock in that orientation, and with each heat up cycle, more and more molecules would lose the remainder of their tendency to return to their original alignment. This would retain the ‘new’ (but actually the original)“bend profile” better and for a longer time I would think, and possibly minimize the collateral damage to the rest of the rim.

I thought I was the only one this nuts. But it worked for me too. 😂

Good job

Great video ! Got 2 sets to fix small bents on them will see how it goes :D

Nice method! Good work.

Really like dis video!!

Well done nice work

what you can do next time is - make an TEMPLATE , of before and after. Even making a perfect correct sized circle and that will be even MORE accurate than the eye.

Thank you I knew there was a way because I can fix anything I was just worried about destroying my wheel I watch your video and I had the right idea thank you my wheels fixed and save me about 260 I really appreciate it keep up the good work.mike angeletti

I'm in love!!! If you're not mexican then you just earned honorary adoption by me, now I just gotta find the bottle jack I aint seen since my Toyota Dolphin (think I gave it to the buyers???)

to fine tune out the dent you should get a little dial indicator and make a device so you can spin the wheel like a hub assembly from junkyard then you can spin the wheel and see where you have dents by looking at dial indicator,then make sure it has under .005" + - runout

Nice, I have 2 piece Enkei’s on my 86 Toyota 4Runner

Legend

Heat is very important

i'm trying trying this on a 3pc weds cerb outter lip for my sc300

If the aluminium wheel is heated with a fire does it weaken the wheel or stay strong?

reminds me of chrisfix lmao 🤣 i love ❤️ this method

It might be helpful to make a template for the repair area using a good part of the wheel or from one of the other Wheels

Nice job straightening the aluminum rim. I have to do the same. I only have different size floor jacks and small trolley jacks. Im wondering if the small trolley jack will work? Also what do you think the best way to make opd aluminum rims look good again? Thank you 👍👍

When did Home Depot start selling Pittsburg products? Thanks for the DIY. Definitely worth trying before buying a new/replacement rim!

The only thing i wouldve done different is cut out a semicircular block of wood I a flat section for the jack to sit on so it can distribute the opposing force a little more evenly and lower the chances of distorting the entire rim. However the chances of that happening are lower with an aluminum rim than a steel one, aluminum tends not to bend as easily as steel

i did not see anyone asking : does the wheel ride smooth after repair?(i got 3 bent much less than that but car shakes like crazy above 60mph. was that repair worth it ?) thanks

Where can I buy that half round platform the jack is sitting on

I need to try this on a steel rim

How do you remove rust out of the inside of a box frame?

These appears to be short clips of a man repairing an aluminum wheel in between your ads

what brand is the sanding block? Any idea where they sell them?

I have 2 chrome wheels with a bigger bend in it, would you like to give them a shot?

Are you concerned at all about reversing the probable heat treatment that was done on the Al by heating and allowing diffusion to happen? The Al alloy is most likely weakened where the heat was applied.

my kind-a-guy

Great DYI video. I was quoted $125/wheel to take out the bend in my set. They will do both lateral and vertical alignment but the dang wheel is over 35 years old. It's not going to be perfect.

Hey would you consider selling that bench seat from that 89 Toyota

Does the strength of the bottle jack make a difference

can the socket shoot out under pressure

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Nice video Did this wheel get balanced after, was there any issues? If wheel cant hold air due to larger buckle can it still be repaired?

It would be a miracle if you lived close to Baltimore Maryland

Cuantas toneladas es el gato?

SKETCHY LOL

it's force, not pressure.

Draw file

That entire wheel was distorting out of round. Sure much of it will spring back . But without a runout gauge you don't know if the entire wheel is now egg shaped. If that wheel is out of round it's going to ride MUCH worse than that isolated flat spot did.

Needs Two more", I cant stand those bent rim reworks they never feel right on smooth roads, always have that shaking harmonic vibration.

If you run that wheel in the rear passenger you won’t even feel it

Thats a harbor freight jack not home depot lol

Dude you ruined my Christmas...all the other videos use a hammer and bang the hell out of the wheel!....Thanks for the help......

RUNOUT GAUGE? REALLY. i AM SURE YOU WOULD NOT KNOW A SINGLE SOUL/ but a tool called a square. TO MEASURE T0 24" ALL DIAMETERS FROM LEVEL surface & KNOWING THE RIGHT HEIGHT TO REACH INSIDE AND AT TOP. What a concept. Some experience SHEEESH. _ EYEBALLING IS LAME

Makes a DIY video yet says “Disclaimer! Don’t try this at home” 🤨 🤦🏾‍♂️

Too bad because I threw away some old japanese wheels because it was bent! I didn't want to pay for the repair. Could have easily been fixed or a lot better than before. That was almost 20yrs ago. Oh well!

That was sketchy as frig. Lucky you didn't end up with summer teath.

Good job