Mopar Muscle Association UK

Wasn't me, I think it was Ivor, he resto'd his Roadrunner wheel.....

You are right Blue. You need to clean the plastic carefully with a plastic cleaner and use a flexible plastic filler, the same stuff that bodyshops use to fill scrapes in plastic bumpers.

You've got to be careful to get the filler right in the cracks and wipe off all the excess otherwise you'll lose the fine grain in the plastic when you smooth it down with 4-600 grade wet or dry.

Once it's all smooth and level, pre clean the entire wheel, mask off anything you don't want painted and hit it with a coat of plastic primer/sealer ( all the pro paint brands do one) and refinish with basecoat and clear lacquer.

I forgot to use a flexible filler on the Road Runner, but apart from some very fine hairline cracks after a couple of years, it looked great.

Knowing what I know now, I could do an even better, long-lasting job, but you live and learn...

Nice one, thanks Ivor
I dont have to worry aboutthe woodgrain on mine luckily, it's just a dull pale maroony sort of colour, might just paint it to match the body...
Just neet to find the patience to do that good a job now

CRAIG wrote:Big thammer, hamer, is what a hamers called up north

Or a FBH for short.............Bananarama! Big Hammer

Well i've just discovered that fibreglass resin mixed with quite a lot of red hardener is a pretty good match for mine
I've filled all the cracks (took a few mixes cos it's a bit runny!) So tomorrow i'll sand off the overspill and see what it looks like- it ain't gonna be great but if it's free, i can put up with that