Restoration-Mini

General Discussion => The Lounge => Topic started by: 94touring on September 04, 2009, 04:34:41 PM

Title: added wheel restoration from xcc_rider
Post by: 94touring on September 04, 2009, 04:34:41 PM
Just put in on the front page and featured projects page.  Check it out, lots of good pictures. 
Title: Re: added wheel restoration from xcc_rider
Post by: xcc_rider on September 06, 2009, 02:32:23 PM
FINALLY DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There was a lot I couldn't fix, expecially the heavy corrosion on the rim face but it polished up nicely.  I was offered lathe time to turn them down and polish them up but I didn't feel comfortable with that as the aluminum was pretty thin (I thought) already. 

I used a dremel tool to grind out the worst of the curb rash and to do some fine grinding on some other areas of the wheels.

I painted the inside with Rustoleum black of all things. I figured the corrosion inhibitors in the paint would help with the already aggressively pitted surfaces. At least it wouldn't hurt and no one will see it anyways!

Later down the road I'll make some center caps out of 3" round bar aluminum to go with them. But that's much much  later...   dan