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Old 04-26-23 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by WT160
Can this be rehabilitated by sanding?
No amount of sanding will make the rim wall thicker.

The problem is not the brake track itself, but the structural integrity of the rim. Eventually, braking causes the walls of the rim to get so thin that tire pressure cracks them.
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