[Mgs] Rusty wire wheels.

[Max Heim]

It would probably take an electrolytic process to remove the chrome
entirely. I can't imagine that this would be cost-effective vs
readily-available replacement wheels. Maybe for custom odd-size wheels from
your vintage Napier-Railton...


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 8/12/07 6:23 PM, cyberemp at comcast.net at cyberemp at comcast.net wrote:

> Greetings-0-list.
> 
> Along with my TC in-a-box, came four wire wheels. Once chromed, the chrome is
> now chipping and rusting. Given the cost of new 19" wire wheels, I'm wondering
> if these can be salvaged. No spokes are broken that I can see at this point.
> I tried sand blasting them, but the remaining chrome is not coming off.
>    Any suggestions?
> 
> Also, I'm refinishing the No-style wheels on the 74.5. A much easier task.
> 
> In a related task, I bought the Saab 15" "carol shelby" wheels someone on the
> list mentioned  a few years ago. Took a lot of effort to get the paint off
> them, 
> as sand blasting left marks on aluminium, bead blasting didn't touch the paint
> at all. Had to use Jasco paint removing jell. small wire brushes, gloves,
> goggles. because jasco
> hurts when it hits your skin. In you eyes, I didn't want to find out.
> Had local tireshop mount 195/60R15 Kumho tires I bought through Tire Rack.
> Bought 1/4" wheel spacers through good old J.C.whitney.
> 
> Pardon the rambling. Major pain meds today.