How to fix stripped 17mm wheel hex?

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Originally Posted by lincpimp

I am guessing this pic was before Ben got on that "tanning" kick... He looks a bit darker now IIRC!

my last name is White remember?

Originally Posted by Patrick

I epxoyed one of my 17mm rim hexes that was rounded about 3/4 of the way into the wheel (nut came loose and only rounded part of the rim). I put a film of grease on the wheel hex so the epoxy wouldn't stick to it and I could pull it back out of the rim easily.
It worked well for me, but maybe if yours are badly rounded put some grooves in the rim a bit like aqwut did, then the epoxy should have more chance of holding onto the rim. Does JB weld work on plastic? Maybe that is stronger than epoxy.

Thats what i was thinking - does the grease on the hub affect the epoxy?
Would wd-40 work as a release agent?