Wheels & Tires Semi-Tech General discussion of wheels and tires for the Ford Ranger.

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Old Oct 3, 2007
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can i fix this?

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Old Oct 3, 2007
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woah! That alloy has fungus! Better get of Lamisil Ultra for that. lol.

Wtf is that crap??
 
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was told that was were the old weight was i dunno how the fug the took it off but is it fix able?
 
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Mine look like that also, never the less I was pissed and got free mounting and balancing out of it. Mines not a show truck so I got over it pretty quick and there not as bad as yours
 
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so can i fix it lol?? could i sand it and put clear coat on it ? or would that mess it up?
 
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I think the only way to make it look good would be to do the whole wheel. Whatever process that would be.
 
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sand it and paint it. black is a great color
 
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mine are for sale :D
i think
idk if they got sold or not.. step dad handled that
 
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Old Oct 3, 2007
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mine did the same damn thing, i dont know what to do either, i just kind of said screw it and tried to forget about it. but it looks like S*** i hate it.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2007
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Quote from Shane:
Wtf is that crap??

It's called electrolysis.
Two dissimilar metals (actually 3 in this case) connected to each other,add water,a little road salt, and the reaction will eat away at one of the metals.
Boaters fight this by attaching an anode plate to the lower unit on their outboards to prevent the action from damaging the engine.
 
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Clean it up, try to find some touch up paint, and then put some clear on top... All you can do because it looks like it ate through the paint, clear and started into the aluminum.
 
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