Method for balancing a wheel

1. Method for balancing a wheel, comprising the steps of:

extruding a profile of a mixture of viscoelastic polymer and at least one filler, the mixture having a total density of more than 0.9 kg/dm 3 , the viscoelastic polymer being uncured and non-vulcanized;

cutting a section from the extruded profile of said mixture, wherein the length of the section correlates with a desired mass for balancing;

applying the section as a balancing weight to a rim of a wheel, and

curing the section on the wheel.

2. Method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

providing a self-adhesive tape at a surface of the profile before applying the section to the rim of the wheel.

3. Method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

providing a layer of viscoelastic polymer at a surface of the profile of the section, and providing an adhesive surface on the layer, before applying the section to the rim of the wheel,

where the layer of viscoelastic polymer is uncured and non-vulcanized.

4. Method according claim 1 , wherein the polymer comprises a copolymer of ethylene and at least one component selected from the group consisting of: acrylate, methylacrylate, a curing agent, a vulcanization agent, and a curing and vulcanization agent.

5. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the high-density material comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of: steel, stainless steel, tungsten, zinc, and zinc oxide.

6. Method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

inserting a core of weight material into the mixture.