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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: munners on January 07, 2009, 04:48 PM

Title: Reconditioning the rim of a wheel.
Post by: munners on January 07, 2009, 04:48 PM

Ive got a pair of Gold Arays with brake rub all on the rim. I want to basically turn them into shinesides. Whats the best way please?

Nick

Title: Re: Reconditioning the rim of a wheel.
Post by: Bigfrawg on January 07, 2009, 04:50 PM

progessively finer grades of wet and dry paper nick

Title: Re: Reconditioning the rim of a wheel.
Post by: spesh on January 07, 2009, 05:00 PM

Quote from: munners on January 07, 2009, 04:48 PM

Ive got a pair of Gold Arays with brake rub all on the rim. I want to basically turn them into shinesides. Whats the best way please?

Nick

be cool to see your before and after pics as i was thinking of doing the same to my gold araya,s :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Reconditioning the rim of a wheel.
Post by: munners on January 07, 2009, 05:03 PM

I get some pics. ;)

Title: Re: Reconditioning the rim of a wheel.
Post by: stfc on January 07, 2009, 05:19 PM

i am in the process of doing this on a set of weinmanns, and the wet and dry route works but takes for ever , using a dremmel on the 2nd wheel......

Title: Re: Reconditioning the rim of a wheel.
Post by: dan-dare on January 07, 2009, 05:37 PM

(http://www.tool-up.co.uk/img/fs/33779.jpg)

Title: Re: Reconditioning the rim of a wheel.
Post by: sawzall on January 07, 2009, 06:06 PM

get yourself a polishing motor,it will save you hours and you can get a finish like this 8)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/002-5.jpg)

Title: Re: Reconditioning the rim of a wheel.
Post by: munners on January 07, 2009, 06:18 PM

Quote from: sawzall on January 07, 2009, 06:06 PM

get yourself a polishing motor,it will save you hours and you can get a finish like this 8)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/002-5.jpg)

Nice

Where from and how much?

Title: Re: Reconditioning the rim of a wheel.
Post by: jT Racing on January 07, 2009, 11:18 PM

get a good bench grinder and some good mops for it, jobs a good one. You'll need a sisal mop for getting it clean and old anno off and a calico mop for buffing. and some good soap fine and coarse and a bit of fat for proper buffing your ally stuff. you need to put compound on to get compound off.(that will make sense once you gve it a go)
http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sc-2-3986-polishing-mops.asp
http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sc-1-1-root.asp?iSortType=3&iPage=2&sQuery=bench%20grinder