I think I ruined a wheel

[DerbyDetermination]

When polishing with the Q-Tip, if there is black residue on the Q-Tip, you have ruined a wheel. Correct?

 

[Kinser Racing]

Check it under magnification and see what the bore looks like.

 

[ngyoung]

My qtips usually get a little dirty looking. If they weren't removing some plastic it wouldn't really be polishing anything.

Having said that it can wreck the bore spinning too fast and melting the plastic.

 

[Obsessedderbydad]

I have seen some black residue on the stalk before. But like Kinser said, check your bore under magnification to see if it's ruined.

 

[Vitamin K]

Does anybody gauge their bores before and after polishing? What's an acceptable amount of enlargement?

Also, what's the least expensive route to get a pin gauge set of the size you'd want to check wheel bores?

 

[Bullet]

Be sure to clean out the bore of cuttings/debris prior to polishing, I forgot to do this once and ruined a new set of wheels.

 

[Obsessedderbydad]

Does anybody gauge their bores before and after polishing? What's an acceptable amount of enlargement?

Also, what's the least expensive route to get a pin gauge set of the size you'd want to check wheel bores?

I don't gauge them and anything larger than what's stock would not be acceptable.

 

[BulldogRacing]

I have seen some black residue on the stalk before. But like Kinser said, check your bore under magnification to see if it's ruined.

+1 I thought the same thing I proceeded and at the end they looked fine and ran well.

I don't gauge them and anything larger than what's stock would not be acceptable.
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I would be worried about causing damage trying to fit a pin in that may be too tight.

 

[Kinser Racing]

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