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RoyalTrux
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Cleaning up the wheels
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August 03, 2011, 08:27 PM »
Been workin some days on them now.
Redoing the sides, unlacing, cleaning
and handpolishing every spoke and nipple
Luckily no flats and hops, relacing them went smooth.
They have some tiny shelfwear like scatches on the blue
but it was to nice to de-anno.
Screw NOS
I guess next time I wont be quick to trow away them spokes and nipples...
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AKGOFF
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August 03, 2011, 08:30 PM »
Great work mate, they look awesome
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waza04
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August 03, 2011, 08:42 PM »
sweet resto rat............
just look like they need some 2000 wet/dry on the sides!
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animal
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August 03, 2011, 08:44 PM »
Good work
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poolysheriff
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August 03, 2011, 08:57 PM »
Looking good Yannick
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dordymush
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August 04, 2011, 12:19 AM »
nice resto.
loads better than buy nos
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dave the bmxing gypo
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August 04, 2011, 12:27 AM »
I did the same (not taking apart) bloody kills the fingers
top work
try a goddards cleaning cloth on the spokes
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Peter J
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August 04, 2011, 09:47 AM »
Quote from: dordymush on August 04, 2011, 12:19 AM
nice resto.
loads better than buy nos
What he said
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Dannywhac
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August 04, 2011, 10:21 AM »
Looks spot on
I found a real lazy way of spoke cleaning (although you have to delace first as the reaction with aluminium ain't so good): take the spokes and nips and pop in a strong solution of soda crystals for a couple of hours - works a treat on gack (not so good on rust though).
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Glynnyboy
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August 04, 2011, 02:09 PM »
Real nice turn around there.
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Spen69
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It was less than TWELVE parsecs.... .
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August 04, 2011, 03:02 PM »
Yep, I always try and save the spokes from my wheels when I strip them down - sometimes they are too far gone, but most of the time I can give them a clean with wire wool and lemon juice or Jif / Cif whatever..... usually the nipples are shagged if they've been tightened with a gun so I replace them as i ride all my wheels, but the spokes I', happy to re-use unless thay're too far gone.
Much more satifying to do the resto yourself and re-lace them. Nice work Yannick
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bobafett
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August 04, 2011, 03:39 PM »
Nice work Yannick
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RoyalTrux
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Re: Cleaning up the wheels
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August 04, 2011, 05:47 PM »
Thanks!
I did delace them.
Did every spoke with steelwool and peek, straighten some bend spokes
and afterwards polishing them with something like that Gothard cloth Bendy talks about.
Something primitive called Abrasso... been laying around my parents house from god knows what decennium
Well, next time I'm going to try that bath for sure
Nipples where still in great condition. Just gave them a rub with the leftover woolies from the spokes. Lucky I guess.
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