Christ -
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Originally Posted by Christ
So - There is a write-up on instructables somewhere about making your own thermo-plastic thingy... (the vacuum forming plastic stuff.) (I can't think of what it's called atm.)
I've been trying to think of a way that this could apply to us here at EM... and this might be it, honestly. If you can cheaply/easily make a vacuum form, you can just apply clear laminate over your wheels, keep the OEM look, whilst making them much smoother. (If you don't care for the smooth/pizza pan look).
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Yes, I have been noticing the clear plastic on the MBenz concept cars. But keep in mind that they will collect dirt. I didn't show the picture of what was going on underneath the tape. Brake dust as thick as laser-printer-toner, Soot-City!
This looks pretty easy, assuming my wife allows me to try :
Vacuum Forming with your Kitchen Oven and Vacuum Cleaner
Here's the dude's website :
http://www.vacuumformerplans.blogspot.com/
Irony: I actually have a "vacuum friendly" racing disk mold. I have one pizza pan with lots of little air-holes forming a grid. But it might not even matter if I just stretch the plastic over the shape. It's so symmetrical, that it might just sag over it without too much effort. I also have some old snap-on racing disks with the natural bow to them. I think they bow out too much, but that was proabably to insure clearance.
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