What type of plastic are wheels made of?

[Body Paint]

If one was to have some off road wheels manufactured, what type of plastic would one ask for ?

[dave g]

polypropylene or some kind of abs plastic i would guess?

[losixxx]

white and yellow usually

[GRIFF55]

this one would have yellow spokey ones
What one would one go for mr Harris

[Nellybobs]

I think your best bet is some kind of Nylon, purely for strenght and durability, its very strong and can withstand heavy impacts, it will flex (to an extent) then regain its shape!! question is what type?? im sure there would be many different types of 'mix'......
I could be wrong but if i was designing and molding, buggy/off road wheels it would be my first option!!
A bit of research is needed methinks!!!!

[dave g]

possibly a nylon 66 material then.

[Chris Doughty]

I vaguely remember the first ever Pred wheels were made out of the same plastic as super-glue bottles, and it was impossible to get the glue to stick to them.

no idea how true that is, but I thought it was funny and worth sharing

[glypo]

I would expect they are some kind of low content GRP (e glass?)

[the mad1]

if you contact a materiel suplier and tell they what you want to do they will tell you the exact stuff for the job buddy i used to do this ll the time.

[Body Paint]

Trouble is I don't speak Chineese

I don't really want to have a 1000 wheels made to find out that they snap or glue wont stick to them or they melt in acetone etc. etc.

[the mad1]

ah right well i would suggest to enquire at a uk suplier then go buy it from your chinese suplier

[DCM]

Originally Posted by Body Paint

Trouble is I don't speak Chineese

I don't really want to have a 1000 wheels made to find out that they snap or glue wont stick to them or they melt in acetone etc. etc.

well, you could always send them one or two different wheels, and they could test them and tell you what they are made of, then you would know..... is this a cunning plan you got on the burner Mr Harris?