I use the silver stuff but when road grime sticks to it it doesn't
matter what color it is.
CR
"Reynolds,John" wrote:
>
> Max,
>
> Some suggest using grey anti-seize instead of grease so when it gets on the
> spokes, you don't notice it (painted spokes, that is). The suggestion of
> using silicone to seal the spokes is fine, except that some have noted that
> if water does get in the hub, it will then have no ready way to get out due
> to the silicone seal.
>
> John Reynolds
> 1979 MGB w/wire wheels (in restoration)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Max Heim [mailto:mvheim@studiolimage.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 12:41 PM
> Cc: MG List
> Subject: Re: Wire wheel conversion
>
> Charley & Peggy Robinson had this to say:
>
> >Hi Stephen,
> >
> > I have wires on my '69 B. I love the look of wires. I
> clean them all
> >the time because the anti-sieze leaks thru the spoke holes.
> Wires can
> >be knocked out of true by a chuck hole. That's when you
> find out all
> >the spoke adjusters are rusted solid. Then you go looking
> for a used,
> >true, wheel with good splines. Er, and the right spline
> pitch for your
> >year car. Yessir, I looove wires!
> >
> Where are you using anti-seize? On the splines? I have
> always used
> multi-purpose grease. I could understand using anti-seize on
> the spoke
> adjusters, but how would you get it in there, except by
> totally
> disassembling a new wheel (before they all froze up)?
> Anyway, to keep the spline lube from leaking through and
> dirtying your
> spokes, just coat the inside of a freshly-cleaned hub with a
> thin smear
> of clear silicone sealer over the spoke heads (or blue or
> black or copper
> silicone -- it doesn't show). I got this tip from the Moss
> catalog.
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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