. So is there anybody that can throw some light on this please.Regards Telshe
Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
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telshe49
Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
l have just been given about 50lbs of wheel weights from a friend who knows l make my own bullets. On putting them in my electric furnace for the lst time l noticed that a couple where not melting and the rest were looking like shiny porridge , they certainly would not pour. l have not used wheel weights for some time due the fact l have lots of lead flashing etc. [no l have not been visiting our local churches at night]. . So is there anybody that can throw some light on this please.
Regards Telshe
. So is there anybody that can throw some light on this please.Regards Telshe
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Dave 101
Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
No . They have been made of zinc for a couple of years now . H & S .
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Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
Yep, you need to sort the zinc ones out, even a few will turn your alloy into porridge.
Fortunately zinc melts at a higher temperature than lead alloys so just keep your melt at its slush point and skim off the Zn ones.
Fortunately zinc melts at a higher temperature than lead alloys so just keep your melt at its slush point and skim off the Zn ones.
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Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
I've got about 30lbs you can do for me - slush!!!dromia wrote:Yep, you need to sort the zinc ones out, even a few will turn your alloy into porridge.
Fortunately zinc melts at a higher temperature than lead alloys so just keep your melt at its slush point and skim off the Zn ones.
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Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
No good once its mixed, its the unmelted Zn wheel weights that you skim off.
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Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
Will it go in the recycle wheelie bin then?
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telshe49
Re: Wheel weights are they still made out of lead ?
To those that replied to my query. Many thanks to the quick reponse. l will in future stick to old bits of real lead etc.
Thanks again. Terry
Thanks again. Terry
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