Re: [CR]Cleaning old tubular rims

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 08:23:42 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: CR List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Cleaning old tubular rims
References: <200602250552.VAA17747@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
In-Reply-To: <200602250552.VAA17747@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>


Donald Gillies wrote:
> Anodizing increases aluminum hardness by 7x. But, if you have
> polished rims, i'd be a little wary of using a brass brush on
> them - wouldn't it be possible that you could take off some
> aluminum with the wheel ?? I don't have a hardness table handy ...

Yes, that's a concern. I chose the brass wire over steel wire for that reason. The rims I just cleaned are hard anodized and seemed to handle it well, but a polished rim might be dicey. In either case, move quickly and don't push hard. I was surprised at how readily the glue came off even with minimal pressure.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA