How To: Package Wheels&Tires For Shipment
03-15-10, 08:55 AM
#1
How To: Package Wheels&Tires For Shipment
Like the (internet famous) pipe bomb thread I did a couple of years ago, this is really common knowledge, but not a lot of pics of the super easy process are out there.
So here's a simple method that I used. I know there is other ways of doing this, but for shipping this is the smallest / lightest and one of the safest ways I have found on the net.
1. I put painters tape around the lip of my wheel to just keep of any kind of fine little scratches that might happen from when I go to put the cardboard over it.
2. Tape some bubble wrap over the lip part of your wheel. This isn't to really provide protection from lets say it falling or something, but really just to provide protection for when you go to put the cardboard over the wheel.
3. Then lay your wheel down over some cardboard that you grabbed from either a bike store/ liquor store/ etc. Grab a marker and trace around the outside of the tire.
4. Once you have traced around the wheel grab a box cutter and cut out the cardboard circle.
5. (this is if you want a little extra protection). I put a sort of "pre buffer" piece of cardboard I had in my volk boxes.
6. Now tape your cut out cardboard circle around the wheel like so. Repeat for the backside of the wheel, except there you don't have to worry about a lip or anything of that nature.
7. Now I wrapped some of that industrial packaging saran like wrap around the wheels several times.
8. Finally I taped up all around the saran like wrap with packaging tape.
So here's a simple method that I used. I know there is other ways of doing this, but for shipping this is the smallest / lightest and one of the safest ways I have found on the net.
1. I put painters tape around the lip of my wheel to just keep of any kind of fine little scratches that might happen from when I go to put the cardboard over it.
2. Tape some bubble wrap over the lip part of your wheel. This isn't to really provide protection from lets say it falling or something, but really just to provide protection for when you go to put the cardboard over the wheel.
3. Then lay your wheel down over some cardboard that you grabbed from either a bike store/ liquor store/ etc. Grab a marker and trace around the outside of the tire.
4. Once you have traced around the wheel grab a box cutter and cut out the cardboard circle.
5. (this is if you want a little extra protection). I put a sort of "pre buffer" piece of cardboard I had in my volk boxes.
6. Now tape your cut out cardboard circle around the wheel like so. Repeat for the backside of the wheel, except there you don't have to worry about a lip or anything of that nature.
7. Now I wrapped some of that industrial packaging saran like wrap around the wheels several times.
8. Finally I taped up all around the saran like wrap with packaging tape.
Last edited by combfilter; 04-08-10 at 07:30 AM. Reason: added last pic
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03-15-10, 12:02 PM
#6
Lexus Test Driver
And thanks to the OP as well. I always like to pack things really secure
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03-15-10, 07:56 PM
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Tires are so much easier. Just walk in with them and hand them to UPS with the address...I actually did this with a Getrag gearbox once and it arrived in perfect condition. I also insured it for $5500...
03-16-10, 04:17 AM
#11
i dont know how well that painters tape will hold up. also good call on the plastic. cheap trash bags works well too. i shipped a set of wheels once and some paint exploded in the ups truck and got gold metallic paint on one of the tires. they had to ship it back and it was a nightmare dealing with ups insurance claim. buy extra insurance its worth it. only $1.00 per $100.00. over insure it!
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