Re: Wheels for sale - Mg or Al?

[Psycho Bob <honge@creighton.edu>]

> Put a torch to the inside (not normally visible) portion of the wheel.
> If it simply melts, then it's aluminum.
> If the entire wheel bursts into an intensely hot flame, then it's magnesium.

> Working on the hidden portion of the wheel keeps you from disfiguring the
> wheel in the event that it is aluminum.

But in the case of magnesium????

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