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dannymassive
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PostPosted: 08:41 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Tarting up Rims Reply with quote
When I bought my bike it had some rather wonky reflective rim tape on and i've finally got round to doing something about it. It had clearly been on for a long time as bits had come away from the wheel and it generally looked untidy and a bit of a mess. It was quite difficult to remove as it was really well stuck on and when removing it only small bits came off at a time where it had gone brittle in places and just snapped under any pulling pressure! I eventually resorted to using a little heat to assist in removing it.

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Once the tape was off, the rims looked clean but a little bare.

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After browsing the tinterwebs, I finally decided that I would remove the paint and polish the thin lip around the rim of the rim....

Using wet dry paper of a low grade to remove the paint from the rim did take some time, but eventually got there.

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One side down, one to go - then for the rear wheel!

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Just need to get some finer grade wet dry to get it extra smooth before polishing now and I think it will look good against the black innner rim and matching the alloy engine casings the CB1300 has. Just need to stock up on the autosol!
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Casper
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PostPosted: 12:32 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice but why not just get an attachment for the electric drill?
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dannymassive
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PostPosted: 13:16 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
GPz750 wrote:
Very nice but why not just get an attachment for the electric drill?


I don't think i'd be able to control the drill as well I could by rubbing down by hand, to get a clean smooth line between the metal and the paint - I know i'd make a right old mess of it! If I was going to strip the whole wheel back to metal, then I would have probably done just that, but I wanted to be a bit different. Very Happy
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Casper
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PostPosted: 18:42 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah you could be wright. You did a good job though. They are a fucker to keep that way though, mine loo dull in no time. When i get round to painting the bike the rims are getting done as i find cleaning them a pain in the arse and i cant hide them with rim tape as i hate the stuff.
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kerr
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PostPosted: 18:47 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Your going to have to polish them every other week to keep them looking good, had the same on an old car and all the road crap/ brake dust/salt knackers them really quickly.
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jay81
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PostPosted: 20:14 - 07 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
You need to take them down to 2000 wet and dry then lacquer them.
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woo
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PostPosted: 00:20 - 08 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
depending on where your located as im in london it only cost £80 to have my front and rear wheel power coated gloss white
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Casper
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PostPosted: 11:39 - 08 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
woo wrote:
depending on where your located as im in london it only cost £80 to have my front and rear wheel power coated gloss white


Does Power coating make the bike go faster? Very Happy
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TUG
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PostPosted: 13:02 - 08 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
GPz750 wrote:
woo wrote:
depending on where your located as im in london it only cost £80 to have my front and rear wheel power coated gloss white


Does Power coating make the bike go faster? Very Happy

No but it looks better than polished lips.

Polished bits on bikes in this country are a big no no. The VTR I owned had polished lower fork legs, full polished rims and polished swing arm. It was an utter bastard to keep clean and took hours upon hours of time.
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Casper
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PostPosted: 14:21 - 08 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Whoosh Laughing
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dannymassive
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PostPosted: 17:13 - 08 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
TUG wrote:
No but it looks better than polished lips…..


Purely a matter of opinion - everyone's different hey!

I prefer the polished lips myself, else I wouldn't have spent time doing it in the first place. It suits the bike and compliments the other alloy parts. Plus, I don't mind spending a little time polishing bits and bobs every other weekend - the bike is purely for pleasure - I don't commute on it.
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