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Restoring my Peregrine 48's
laidback:
Thanks for the info Discostu.
Does anyone know the type of rim i have? as far as i can tell they are early 48's with a single walled ukai rim, and from what i've researched it's a speedline. However all the speedlines i have seen have the raised nipple sections, whereas mine dont?
The Araya 7x's look very similar to the speedlines, is there much difference?
I'm still in two minds about what to do...Whether to build up a 48 spoke wheel with the peregrine hubs, 7 x rims and have a nice tidy set of 48's, or to be anal and get the correct rims. :idiot2: and in the meantime try and source some NOS ukais or keep working on mine.
I'm getting in way to deep with this project :LolLolLolLol:
laidback:
Evening guys/girls..
Well, i had the day off work today, so thought i'd attack the rear rim. It was pretty rough when it arrived, with a huge flat spot on it, and i thought it was unrepairable. Animal kindly lent me his wheel straightening kit, which worked a treat. It's not perfect, but I reckon it will true up ok.
Before:
And after a lot of elbow grease:
Flat spot was here:
Far from perfect, a few marks and tiny bit of pitting still visible, but im quite pleased with it. Havn't managed the mirror finish i was hoping for, as i hand polished them. Might give them another going over before i build them up.
Got the rear rim to fix/polish next. NOT looking forward to it :uglystupid2:
animal:
:daumenhoch: Hard work but very rewarding fella ;)
laidback:
It has taken a while Animal, that's for sure! the tool worked a treat too :) i squished the spoke surface bit of the rim with the press, but its ever so small and slight - hardly noticeable. I also left the rim in the caustic soda for too long, causing some minor pitting, which i haven't been able to completely remove...its my first wheel resto, so i'll learn by my mistakes!
I'll be in touch when the other one is done, and get the kit off to the next person with square wheels ;)
Discostu:
I would invest in a polishing kit from eBay. They fit into a drill with an arbour bit and three mops. This kit comes with 3 grades of polish in a soap form. Use a kit like this for a couple of hours and the results will be much better.
A kit like this is normally around £30. :daumenhoch:
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