Well I have a valid excuse why I’ve not been on the forum posting so much, just done a quick refurb on my fat 5 wheels that have my winter tyres on them!


When I took them off last winter, a couple were getting a little more than crusty,



so I gave the bubbles a quick scrape off, just to check the aluminium underneath was ok (it was) and the plan was to get them refurbed in the summer…..


….best laid plans and all that,

when we had the brief flurry of snow a couple of weeks ago, the wheels looked like….



...Flatted back and etch primed over the bare metal parts… bum!



Add more primer….