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Post by marsbar350 on Dec 1, 2012 21:24:56 GMT 1
as the nights draw in theres plenty of garage time ;D bought a couple of wheels recently and set about bringing them back from the dead.as anyone who has repainted LC wheels.its time consuming.this rear wheel took@18 hours to get to here.new bearings and tyre cleaning old paint off,masking up and then spraying i onlt leave the masking tape on about 2 hours before removing.ive found that it comes off better and without damaging the paint.i did the front wheel at the same time     fitted  |
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Post by wonkywheel on Dec 1, 2012 21:29:08 GMT 1
Looking good. It's all about patience and preperation.
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Post by marsbar350 on Dec 1, 2012 21:31:36 GMT 1
forgot to mention.its satin paint used the pics make it like gloss
also fitted new avon rubber front and back ;D
thanks wonky ;D
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Post by wonkywheel on Dec 1, 2012 21:48:03 GMT 1
There's a sense of complete satisfaction when you DIY. Back in the 90s, I gave a set of GS 1000 wheels to a pro sprayer. I waited months, was charged a bomb, and the returned wheels were shite. Red paint leaking onto the aluminum?  |
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Post by marsbar350 on Dec 1, 2012 23:19:44 GMT 1
swopped inner mudguard for a nice shiny one   also swapped the powder coated bottom yolk for a green one   managed to swop yolk over without taking handlebars headlight etc off bit of a juggling act but did it eventually  |
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Post by marsbar350 on Dec 1, 2012 23:52:40 GMT 1
good stuff Andy keep it up ;D ;D good curry paul  think thats it for mine this winter  total strip down aint happening this year looks like baldy whippet racers jobs are next on the agenda ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 1:56:10 GMT 1
Would baldy whippet racer be me by any chance?
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Post by tigermac on Dec 2, 2012 8:36:58 GMT 1
Awesome job on the wheel ... Any more tips - like 2 hours for tape etc or can you come and do mine ;-)
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Post by flames on Dec 2, 2012 9:01:22 GMT 1
awesome job dude,looks fantastic.wish i had the patience and the know how to do stuff like this.getting the know how from all the posts on here......just gotta find some patience from somewhere.dont know if anyone has tried it before,but i used back to black on my plastics,they came up quite well,tho dont know how long it will last.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 12:36:31 GMT 1
gday andy , how many miles did you end up putting on it after your oil pump mishap early this year?
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Post by marsbar350 on Dec 2, 2012 12:43:13 GMT 1
gday andy , how many miles did you end up putting on it after your oil pump mishap early this year? hi ken id say about 2000 miles.had a slight leak form the pump so i thought.when i removed it there wasnt a gasket between pump and casing :omy fault while it was off ARROW kindly changed the seals in it ;D all been well since |
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Post by Trubrit on Dec 2, 2012 13:11:45 GMT 1
Nice Work .........  |
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Post by copper99 on Dec 2, 2012 17:03:30 GMT 1
Looking good mate...
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Post by artie on Dec 2, 2012 20:01:30 GMT 1
Great job there mate,well worth the effort |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 21:30:41 GMT 1
2000 miles is great, sounds like its going well, are you putting all the green bits back in place?
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Post by marsbar350 on Dec 2, 2012 21:45:06 GMT 1
most are on ken just the odd few bits inner muddy etc.ones that arent seen |
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