Wheel balancing

[Eeef]

So, need new tyres fairly soon for my Monza shadows.

I've still got factory tyres on so the weights are sprayed black, which makes them nice and discreet. Anyone sprayed the weights after getting a balance? If so, what paint?

[Candy Man]

Can you not just use a halfords rattle can m8, there paint is
Pretty good.

[Rhyso]

Any decent tyre place will balance the wheels by hiding the weights behind the spokes. Thats what my local place does anyway 

[Eeef]

Any decent tyre place will balance the wheels by hiding the weights behind the spokes. Thats what my local place does anyway 

Surely they have to put the balance weights wherever the balance point is? Otherwise they won't be truly balanced?

[wag29]

Had silver weights on my glendales, so just purchased some black enamel paint and a small brush from Halfords 10 minute job and looks fine

[Booth11]

Had silver weights on my glendales, so just purchased some black enamel paint and a small brush from Halfords 10 minute job and looks fine

My Glendales came with black weights - ultra discreet, took me a while to actually see them.  Just touch them in with black paint if they're not hidden

[Raffe]

Any decent tyre place will balance the wheels by hiding the weights behind the spokes. Thats what my local place does anyway 

Surely they have to put the balance weights wherever the balance point is? Otherwise they won't be truly balanced?

You would think so....

[Keithuk]

Any decent tyre place will balance the wheels by hiding the weights behind the spokes. Thats what my local place does anyway 

Surely they have to put the balance weights wherever the balance point is? Otherwise they won't be truly balanced?

You can put balance weights behind spokes so they aren't seen and they will still be in balance because the machine should calculate the difference in width. Plus there isn't enough room to put them on the outer edge.

[Eeef]

ah, when you say behind the spokes, do you mean on the inner edge of the rim, or actually behind the spokes?

[Keithuk]

Well the spokes on mine go straight to the edge so they would have to put the weights behind the spokes. Where there is no spoke the surface is radiused so they would stick on there for long.