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Re: Recond. wire wheels?

To: "Editors, Molecular Vision" <jboatri@emory.edu>
Subject: Re: Recond. wire wheels?
From: Arthur Pfenninger <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 11:43:36 -0400 (EDT)
Moss Motors sells the rubber band you need.


On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Editors, Molecular Vision wrote:

> Hello list,
> 
> Three of my tubes now leak. I'm fairly certain it's due to pieces of rust
> rubbing between the tubes and tires. The wheels are rusty on the inside.
> I'd like to clean them up myself.
> 
> 1. Can this be done with a wire brush without damage to the spoke ends?
> 
> 2. Is there some type of lubrication that must then be put on the spoke ends?
> 
> 3. Should I spray or brush a rust stopper on the rim before painting? Note,
> the parts of the wheels that are normally visible are in great shape
> consmetically, so I do not intend to respray them.
> 
> 4. Is there a source for the big rubber band that fits around the rim (to
> protect the tube from the spoke ands)? Or is there a substitute (a pieces
> of an old tube?)
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> Jeff
> 
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