The easiest and quickest way to see if its truly magnesium is to bring along
a road flare, hold it up to wheel, if it explodes into flames with
particularly noxious fumes, you found a true mag wheel. ;) I once came
across a bag of magnesium chips and took them to the beach where we poured
them into the sand and lit with a flare. A few hours later we saw that the
sand turned into a nice glass bowl.
Op
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tomislav Marincic <TomAndKate@compuserve.com>
To: Triumph list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 4:40 PM
Subject: American Racing Mags
>
> Listerati,
>
> Tomorrow I'm going to take a look at a set of the American Racing
>mags that were dealer options for the TR250 (and perhaps other cars). The
>owner says they are Magnesium , and it sounds like one is trashed, with a
>chip missing from the rim. The spinners are not included. I have a bunch of
>questions, including:
>
> -Is there an easy way to tell magnesium from aluminum?
> -Is magnesium repairble/restorable the way aluminum is?
> -How much can I expect to pay to have the wheels "rehabed"
> by a wheel restoration shop? Is it worth it?
> -What are these wheels worth, say for a usable wheel with
> cosmetic dings and blemishes?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Tom Marincic
>
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