Amazon: New (to me) 1963 Volvo 122

[Derek UK]

These cracks in the rim are common. Shrinkage in the plastic rim just finds the weakest spot. A local fill with black Milliput should make an unobtrusive repair. When there are lots of cracks you can use epoxy filler and then paint the whole rim with 2-pack black or any other colour of your choice. Body colour often used. There are a few red ones out there. Make sure the crack is totally dirt and grease free. Lots of sweaty palm residue in there!

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Derek UK

These cracks in the rim are common. Shrinkage in the plastic rim just finds the weakest spot. A local fill with black Milliput should make an unobtrusive repair. When there are lots of cracks you can use epoxy filler and then paint the whole rim with 2-pack black or any other colour of your choice. Body colour often used. There are a few red ones out there. Make sure the crack is totally dirt and grease free. Lots of sweaty palm residue in there!

Thank you - that is good to know. The white plastic spacer thing is a softer material than the main structure (I'm guessing a cast resin) so I rather suspected it was there to allow for some shrinkage.

That is the only gap, so I'll clean it up with some acetone then fill it up with a smidgeon of black Milliput.

Many thanks :-)

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Othen

Since I have owned GAM (and I suspect for a few decades previously) there has been this little gap where the circumference of the steering wheel doesn't quite join:



... it is just a few millimetres wide and it looks like perhaps a spacer had fallen out sometime over the past 59 years. The steering wheel is perfect in every other respect. What should this look like? Is there indeed something missing?

If that gap shouldn't be there I was thinking of filling it up with a small amount of black Milliput, what do people think about that idea?

:-)

I think this is a bit tidier:



I'll give it a polish up when it is dry.

:-)

[Othen]

Bob at Hallaton Cricket Club:

[Bob 1967]

There is an Everbuild (part of Sika) product , consisting of a superglue and powder filler . The kit comes with black and grey powder, which is sprinkled over the glue before it sets.
Q bond is a similar product.

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Bob 1967

There is an Everbuild (part of Sika) product , consisting of a superglue and powder filler . The kit comes with black and grey powder, which is sprinkled over the glue before it sets.
Q bond is a similar product.

I've heard baking soda can be used with superglue to achieve the same - not tested it myself but seen videos on YT that appear convincing.

[Othen]

At its monthly fill up with gas GAM had covered 188 miles (corrected for the red wheels) and used a smidgeon under 30 litres (6.6 gallons). I make that 28.5 MPG.

I'm very happy with that :-)

Here is GAM's new stablemate: the Barge (a 1983 240GLE).



:-)

[Derek UK]

The white stuff in the crack is possibly from a previous repair. There should be no sign of any gaps/cracks anywhere on the rim. Mine is fine and a spare I have is good. However, good wheels are getting hard to find. Most can be fixed either by DIY or expensively by a pro company.

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Derek UK

The white stuff in the crack is possibly from a previous repair. There should be no sign of any gaps/cracks anywhere on the rim. Mine is fine and a spare I have is good. However, good wheels are getting hard to find. Most can be fixed either by DIY or expensively by a pro company.

The steering wheel? I don't think so,

[Bob 1967]

The Barge , not to be confused with DeBarge