John,
I have seen some powder coated wire wheels on a Jaguar that looked fantastic.?
Assuming the wheels are in good condition after the post blast inspection I
would say go for it.
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
2002 Mini Cooper S
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: John Macartney <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 8:48 am
Subject: [TR] Refurbishing wire wheels
My younger son has just acquired a somewhat pristine (almost) Spitfire
'competitor' that will soon
be moving into the family. Though I say it myself, it'll be fun to again be at
the wheel of a Midget
again, especially one with an 'A' series engine. Sorry, Mr. Curry - but I'm a
great Spridget
enthusiast as well! The query I have of you all concerns the refurbishing of
the wire wheels.?
At some stage in the past they've been repainted (sprayed) and the end result
isn't too pleasing on
the eye. I feel the best route is to have them shot-blasted all over and then
powder coated. Before
taking that serendipitous journey, I wondered if anyone else has done this
previously - as I'm sure
someone has.?
I'm just too busy to spend time probing the 'archivives' to check. Obviously, I
plan to give the
blasted wheels a thorough visual check between blasting and re-colouring but am
just a bit curious
of how they might look when powder coated. What I want to avoid at all costs is
what I can best
describe as 'chunky spokes' - especially where one spoke may cross over
another. I doubt this would
happen but just thought I'd ask those who have previously BTDT.?
Off list replies probably better as some purists might flame me for MG Midget
issues cluttering up a
Triumph list!?
?
Jonmac?
?
Originator of The Triumph Trans-America Charity Drive 2009?
www.triumphtransamerica.org.uk?
?
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