That's great. I did a full on soak wheels in sailkote test. It was a test and it did melt the wheelsStan Pope wrote:Did you apply to wheels? Or axles?pwrd by tungsten wrote:
Glad it is working for you. I sold mine when it melted the test wheels...
On the axles, not on the wheels! Fully cured before assembly. About 3 days from alignment to race.
Will recheck setup Tuesday in preparation for Districts. I was not satisfied with the wheels he ran. May offer 'em a better set.
I'll spend Tuesday evening showing rest of Grandson's pack how I align and let 'em use my equipment ... with close guidance. Will expect to record before/after times for those who participate. (Already built cars is an ideal environment for my biased weight method!)
Approx. how much time do you spend on the build of a car?
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Ummm ... yes, I can see that melting 'em!pwrd by tungsten wrote:That's great. I did a full on soak wheels in sailkote test. It was a test and it did melt the wheelsStan Pope wrote: Did you apply to wheels? Or axles?
On the axles, not on the wheels! Fully cured before assembly. About 3 days from alignment to race.
Will recheck setup Tuesday in preparation for Districts. I was not satisfied with the wheels he ran. May offer 'em a better set.
I'll spend Tuesday evening showing rest of Grandson's pack how I align and let 'em use my equipment ... with close guidance. Will expect to record before/after times for those who participate. (Already built cars is an ideal environment for my biased weight method!)
So far as I can tell, all the volatile, wheel melting components of Sailkote evaporated as the axle coating dried, leaving the wheels happy to be in contact.
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Good to know!Stan Pope wrote:Ummm ... yes, I can see that melting 'em!pwrd by tungsten wrote:
That's great. I did a full on soak wheels in sailkote test. It was a test and it did melt the wheels
So far as I can tell, all the volatile, wheel melting components of Sailkote evaporated as the axle coating dried, leaving the wheels happy to be in contact.
W Racing!!!!
Re: Approx. how much time do you spend on the build of a car
What was his original wheel prep like? And what do you envision for the new wheels?Stan Pope wrote: Will recheck setup Tuesday in preparation for Districts. I was not satisfied with the wheels he ran. May offer 'em a better set.
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Inner edge radial run-out issues. Not well polished.Vitamin K wrote:What was his original wheel prep like? And what do you envision for the new wheels?Stan Pope wrote: Will recheck setup Tuesday in preparation for Districts. I was not satisfied with the wheels he ran. May offer 'em a better set.
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Not cutting a fresh set of mandrels on the lathe, then?Stan Pope wrote:Inner edge radial run-out issues. Not well polished.Vitamin K wrote:
What was his original wheel prep like? And what do you envision for the new wheels?
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Actual time on the car (not including drying time) is usually 2 to 3 hours. Though this years car has maybe an hour and a half into it as we went with a simple design and have the construction process down pat after 7 years of doing this.
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Hmmmm. I guess that I am going on about 3 years now.
When it is done I will post the results here.
When it is done I will post the results here.