Shipping rims...

[Horace K. Sawyer]

If you can't find boxes out back of the groc store large enough to fit, 
then find the biggest boxes you can and cut out two sides, one for side of 
the rim.  Make the cardboard larger than the diameter of the rim by about 2 
inches all around.  Tie the cardboard 'sides' to the rim with strapping 
tape or twine, whatever, then loop strapping tape around the whole thing to 
secure it.  Get the picture?  Its like putting a cover on each side, and if 
the rim is laid down standing up, it won't be touching any metal, just 
cardboard.

Time consuming, but protective enough.  Some wheel sellers do something 
similar when they ship out.  They have the luxury of pre-cut heavy pieces.

Ship UPS.

HK








At 04:50 PM 11/30/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi List,
>
>I secured a set of rims for my 5k via ebay.  Neither the seller nor myself
>have ever shipped rims.  Anyone have any hints on how to best package a set
>of 4 16" rims, and who to ship them via?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bernard Littau
>Woodinville, WA
>'88 5ktq