Been there, done that. It would be ridiculous to 'restore' a spoked
wheel. It just is not economic. I bought Dayton wheels NOT Dunlop
(Indian) ones
At 09:42 AM 9/20/2005, Max Heim wrote:
>I don't think it would be worth your time, or necessarily even be a good
>idea, to totally respoke a wheel. I might have the one with the good hub
>sandblasted, replace any broken spokes with new ones, and paint it.
>
>Basically, I doubt you can salvage any sizable number of spokes intact from
>a rusty wheel. And if you price spokes from Moss, you will find that for the
>cost of one wheel's worth, you could buy 2 or 3 new wheels.
>
>For 72 chrome spokes, the Moss price came to $1100, for example. Not a
>viable economic proposition, for me...
>
>
>--
>
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>it's the primer red one with chrome wires
>
>
>
>on 9/20/05 7:37 AM, Matt Trebelhorn at matt.lists@trebelhorn.com wrote:
>
> > I have 4 good, new chrome wire wheels, on new hubs.
> >
> > I don't have a good spare, but I have two old wheels which have
> > between them enough decent parts to make a good wheel. Like I said,
> > this will be a spare -- used minimally, if at all.
> >
> > These two old wheels are, of course, rusty; one has a broken spoke,
> > one has a hub that's in bad shape. I want to unlace them, clean them
> > up, and put together one good wheel.
> >
> > My initial question: would it be a reasonable first step, as far as
> > loosening the rusted spokes and nipples, to have a radiator (or
> > similar) shop soak them in their cleaning tank for a day or two?
> >
> > I assume I ought to use a proper spoke wrench -- is the version sold
> > by the usual suspects the way to go?
> >
> > Any other tips or notes on disassembling/reassembling old wire
> > wheels? FWIW, these are both painted, not chrome.
> >
> > Thanks to all,
> > Matt
>
Regards
Barrie
Barrie Robinson
(705) 721-9060
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