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Old 05-04-2006, 11:23 AM
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Where can I get this done local to me North London/Herts
Old 05-04-2006, 11:25 AM
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whats it on?
Old 05-04-2006, 11:37 AM
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What sort of crack testing do you require? If it is simple dye pen a local welding supplies should be able to sell you a kit for Ł10-15.
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Originally Posted by Garage19
What sort of crack testing do you require? If it is simple dye pen a local welding supplies should be able to sell you a kit for Ł10-15.
thats what i was going to say if its nothing too important
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Its a peice of piss to do, but the official training course will set you back Ł1.5k rip off or what!
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Originally Posted by Garage19
Its a peice of piss to do, but the official training course will set you back Ł1.5k rip off or what!
i dont it years ago in work when i was an apprentice
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I used to do it at work on repair jobs that came in, it came in 2 airosol tins, you firstly sprayed a red die over the area left it to dry then sprayed the 2nd 1 over the top of that wich was like white paint any cracks in the metal would show up as red lines
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Originally Posted by paul16v
I used to do it at work on repair jobs that came in, it came in 2 airosol tins, you firstly sprayed a red die over the area left it to dry then sprayed the 2nd 1 over the top of that wich was like white paint any cracks in the metal would show up as red lines
three cans isnit it,, ones a solvent cleaner
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I used to do it at work on repair jobs that came in, it came in 2 airosol tins, you firstly sprayed a red die over the area left it to dry then sprayed the 2nd 1 over the top of that wich was like white paint any cracks in the metal would show up as red lines
three cans isnit it,, ones a solvent cleaner
Correct i forgot about that
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Its for my magnesium wheels still don't trust them and want to make 110% sure
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Or Even an X-ray would be good
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Paul,
I could arrange to have the X-raying done for you, we normally have it done on welds for the oil industry. Not sure if MPI would show anything up on a painted wheel...
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Mike you got PM
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