Short answer: Inspect each wheel visually in good light for cracks around the spokes, hub and valve hole, spin it on a balancer or roll it on a flat floor to check for bends, and look inside the barrel for damage, and a consistent routine of a few seconds per wheel is enough to decide whether it goes in the used pile or the scrap bin.
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List Free →A fixed routine
Looking at the same places on every wheel in the same order makes the check fast and consistent.
Use the balancer
A wheel that will not run true on a balancer is bent and should go to scrap.
Record your decision
Marking the wheels or keeping them in labelled bins avoids having to inspect them twice.
How ScrapTrade Fits In
ScrapTrade buyers take damaged wheels as scrap, so nothing is wasted if a wheel fails the check.
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