Thread: Rover Wheels
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Re: Rover Wheels

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Originally Posted by Andy Baker View Post
For practice purposes, a very easy thing to do is this:

Rivet on a 0.04" thick strip (or thereabouts) of Acetal plastic to the kit wheels from 2007 or 2008.
We're working tomorrow on mocking up a trailer and drivetrain, and if at all possible I'd like to have some makeshift wheels for testing purposes. We have old wheels, so all we need is something that will turn them into slick wheels.

Do you have any recommendations on where to acquire the Acetal material for this? Is it available at a Lowes/Home Depot, or is this more of a specialty product?