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20 December 2014, 07:02
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Country: UK - England
Town: Newcastle, Staffs
Boat name: Duma
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Alloy Trailer Wheels
The wheel rims on my trailer are corroded but serviceable for now. Never the less they don't look good. Has anyone replaced their wheel rims with alloys and if so what would you recommend. Boat trailer wheels appear to be available in the US an Aus but not in the UK.
Any suggestions?
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20 December 2014, 07:15
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Yep. Don't.
The US has a lot of fresh water lakes. You'll just end up with a white furry mess.
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20 December 2014, 08:12
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Country: UK - England
Town: Newcastle, Staffs
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What about galvanised or aluminium then?
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20 December 2014, 08:46
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just get yourself a new set of steel rims Nick, mine lasted for around 8 years so not worth worrying about 
I'm in the middle of a trailer project, just got a new set of rims n tyres from Brian at Port Sunlight Trailers, top bloke n very helpful 
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20 December 2014, 08:48
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For the cost of replacement steel wheels and tyres I just replace the whole lot every few years.
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20 December 2014, 09:42
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Alloys have a nasty habit of corroding where the tyre meets the rim. The result is slow deflation. Also issues with corrosion where it meets the brake drum causing the two to stick together & can be a pig to get the wheel off as a result.
Steels for me too, the silver painted ones look fine.
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20 December 2014, 12:05
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Some time ago my trailer wheels were not looking good, and when I looked closely they were fabricated from at least two pressings, and where they were welded together the corrosion looked quite bad, and fearing a wheel actually falling apart I got new wheels. So I thought, while I am at it, why don't I see if I can make them last longer, and looked into getting them galvanized. I went to quite a large reputable place and they took one look at the wheels and said that hot dip galvanizing was not possible, due to the pooling that would occur no matter which way they were dipped. They said that zinc spraying was possible. So I got them zinc sprayed and re-painted, and so far there is no corrosion evident, although I have to be honest and say that they have no seen a great deal of use this year 
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20 December 2014, 22:55
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Stick to steel & Waxoyl 'em from new.
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21 December 2014, 00:22
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Country: UK - England
Town: Newcastle, Staffs
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Thanks for the input. I'll get a set of new steel rims. I have a fabricator friend who I may get to paint with a 2 pack epoxy.
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21 December 2014, 09:14
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Town: Wakefield
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Make: Redbay Stormforce
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As others have said don't go to a lot of trouble I got 4 with tyres £200
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21 December 2014, 11:01
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I found that if I spray them before first use and then every few months with WD40, and then just wash down with fresh water when washing the boat, they don't rust too badly at all. I got a set of cast off 16" Land Rover steel wheels (same as you'll find on a base Defender) about three years ago when I fitted the bigger tyres, and they are still in pretty good nick.
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21 December 2014, 11:58
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I found new trailer wheels with tyres from the chandlers were actually cheaper than buying replacement trailer tyres from a tyre place
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22 December 2014, 19:52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian M
Some time ago my trailer wheels were not looking good, and when I looked closely they were fabricated from at least two pressings, and where they were welded together the corrosion looked quite bad |
Yep, keep an eye on your wheels 
Jim
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22 December 2014, 20:10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by beerbelly
I found new trailer wheels with tyres from the chandlers were actually cheaper than buying replacement trailer tyres from a tyre place
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+1 on that.
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