ACF-50 and wheels?

[Stewart H]

yes mate,i specifically stated spoked wheels when i asked for a quote,i,m presuming they powdercoat the wheels has a whole(without removing spokes)or hub.but they did say i,d have to remove bearings but that i can live with that

Now that is interesting, get em done and let us know how they look.
Stewart

 

[MattW]

yes mate,i specifically stated spoked wheels when i asked for a quote,i,m presuming they powdercoat the wheels has a whole(without removing spokes)or hub.but they did say i,d have to remove bearings but that i can live with that

Hmm - as Stuart says - very interesting.

I'm struggling to think how they'll coat the wheels with the spokes in place (unless they coat the spokes too ). Keep us posted

 

[bart2181]

well i,m gonna win the lotto tonight so i,ll be making arrangements for wheels to be collected tomorrow so i,ll let you know how i get on if i win enough and they look ok i may even pay for one lucky tosser to have his done but don,t get getting too excited just incase it all goes t?ts up

 

[motobiker]

TripleS know their stuff - I've seen some of their work in the past and its absolutely faultess - they take that little bit of extra care.

They do ask that anything sent to them is completely grease free though.

 

[(RIP) ugg]

av been using wd40 ever since nettos sold it cheep , spray it on yer wheels swingarm exhaust (hmmm, burning smell) and on the end can...

left on a week riding through road salt crap , what ever ye ride through on the road ...
washes off with soapy water , clean as they were before..
i usualy blather it on when the wheels are a bit wet (coz im too lazy to dry em) make sure ye cover the discs so they dont get over spray on em...


some one will be along soon sayin wd40 is the spawn of the devil and ye bike will rott and turn into a shed...

all i know it works on mine

ugg

 

[Berwick Ranger]

My rear wheel is a complete mess thanks to previous owners who were too lazy to wash them dowm occasionally, so I have been looking into the powder coating idea. I'm going to be going to my in-laws in Worcestershire at easter, so going to give Central Wheel Components are go.

Had an email reply from them today - I asked about spokes and rebuilding etc:

"The GS carries the BMW Tubeless wheel system where the spokes are tightened at the hub, as yet we have been unable to rebuild these wheels as the process differs from the traditional method. So to powdercoat your wheels, we would have to powdercoat the whole wheel, this would include the spokes. The full price for powdercoating the wheels would be £58.75 per wheel including the VAT, or £70 per wheel if you want us to remove & refit the tyres as well."

Seems quite reasonable - just hard to imagine how the powder coating of the spokes will turn out.

 

[MattW]

My rear wheel is a complete mess thanks to previous owners who were too lazy to wash them dowm occasionally, so I have been looking into the powder coating idea. I'm going to be going to my in-laws in Worcestershire at easter, so going to give Central Wheel Components are go.

Had an email reply from them today - I asked about spokes and rebuilding etc:

"The GS carries the BMW Tubeless wheel system where the spokes are tightened at the hub, as yet we have been unable to rebuild these wheels as the process differs from the traditional method. So to powdercoat your wheels, we would have to powdercoat the whole wheel, this would include the spokes. The full price for powdercoating the wheels would be £58.75 per wheel including the VAT, or £70 per wheel if you want us to remove & refit the tyres as well."

Seems quite reasonable - just hard to imagine how the powder coating of the spokes will turn out.

If it were me, I wouldn't have my wheels coated like this, but of course it's your wheels, your decision

I'd have concerns about how it'd look with coloured spokes, but more importantly I could quite imagine the slight flexing that the wheel goes through cracking the coating at the spoke / rim and spoke / hub connections. This could allow moisture under the coating

 

[Berwick Ranger]

Yep, I would be happier to have the rim coated and the wheel respoked. In terms of colour, I would only have them (or maybe even just the rear because the front is fairly good) done silver to match the original finish as much as possible.

Another option could be to remove the badly pitted finish with a dremel and set to work polishing afterwards ?

 

[MattW]

Another option could be to remove the badly pitted finish with a dremel and set to work polishing afterwards ?

I wouldn't go near them with a dremel - you'll never get a decent finish, in fact it'll probably look a right dogs dinner.

If it was me, I'd use my favourite wheel polishing implement (a new toothbrush with it's bristles cut to half length) and solvol autosol. Once they were as good as they were going to get (which might be along way from perfect) I'd use a durable wax and get out and ride it. Then it should be just a case of washing and the occasional wax (until winter comes around again, when I'd lather them with ACF grease).

While riding and enjoying it, I'd look out for a decent set of second and 1150 wheels.

In fact this is exactly what I'm doing (although whether I'll bother buying second hand wheels is moot - it's a 14 year old bike, it's never going to be concourse)

 

[Berwick Ranger]

True enough. My bike could certainly never be described as being anywher near concourse and I certainly agree with getting out and riding without worrying about what it looks like......

but I do!

and the rear wheel is shamefully bad! I've already done the bristle brushes and autosol and allsorts of things but its kind of like trying to get rid of artex with mr sheen

and why is it that every bit of road cr"p seems to stick to pitted wheels like it was superglued?

 

[Stewart H]

I use wire wool, plumbers type, with WD or similar, shifts the real monsters without scratching

Stewart