Hello folks,

I finally found a tire store that has both the tires I want in stock. I have an appointment on Saturday.

I am getting 5 tires(4 for the car and the fifth for the spare)

I bought a Volvo 14in rim off of a 1991 Volvo sedan last month. The price of the rim was the same with or without the tire(under $25) so I did not bother having it removed there.

I got a good look at the rim today in preparation for tomorrow and I noticed the rim has a goodly bit of rust which has caused some bubbling of the remaining paint on it(it was black) or so I thought.









I took a closer look at it and found this at the 1 o'clock position(right of the weight)




I removed some of the rust in that area and this is what I found



It looks slightly deeper then just surface rust

I don't know what the bead area looks like BUT about a month ago when I bought the rim I was going to use the tire as the spare so i had it set for 35PSI like Volvo says. Almost a month later it still has the same 35PSI so there does not seem to be an issue bead area(of course it is been in the trunk and not on the car so I don't know what car weight would do

There are no visible bends on the edges(I will not know how it balances up until the new tire is on it)


I am not really caring how the thing looks as it would be hidden in the spare tire area in the trunk or behind a hubcap if on the car but i do car about it breaking apart while driving.

So I ask my fellow Volvo forum members: Is this rim still safe to use as a spare or an everyday rim? Is this rust just cosmetic? Or should I go looking for another rim? They be cheap enough and the one on the headlight doner car looks good.




I will have the tire place look at it before installation of the tire BUT I figured you Volvo fans would know these rims better
Thanks much

 

Rusty rim, for sure... As a spare, who cares how it looks? The only problem is that rust grows.

You can scrape off the loose rust, apply naval jelly, wash it off, then primer it and paint it black. That way you will have arrested the spread of the rust and eliminated future problems.

 

I think I'd take the tire off that rim, and sandblast it down to shiny metal, and inspect it. if that looks OK at that point, then 2 coats of rattlecan gloss black, let it cure in the sun for a week, then put a tire on it and call it a wheel.