So, still waiting for harness, but have done some work on the 52.
So a lot of threads have asked about how do you do wheels the correct way.
Well here is the the right way to do wheel refurbishment as per the "Old Toppies"
1st you send the rims out for sand blast.
Next you have the whole wheel powder coated with the colour you want the hub to be.
Then you mask off the hub, Make sure you drop the masking tape into the grove, before sticking it to the wheel, so that it sits right down in the grove, as shown here;-
You may have noticed that the powder coating will not go into the grove/ joint line, this is normal and will be sorted later.
Now paint the uncovered edge of the rim, making sure you spray right to the bottom as well as over the edge of the rim, as you do not want a white ring between your rim and tyre.
When dry, remove the masking carefully, as it may still have some wet spots, and you do not want to smear the paint now.
You will find you land up with a terrible edge line, that looks like S#it, and bumps from the sandblasting and powder coating.
Fear not, that is where experience comes into play.......
You now take a syringe, fill it with the paint used on the wheel, and start applying it to the wheel.
Make sure you have a steady stream coming out, and make sure the tip of the syringe, stays on the painted edge, NOT the grove, as it will flow in by it self.
If you do not keep it on the painted edge, you will land up with high spots, and smears where you do not want them, then you have to start all over again.
Take it slow, and make sure you wipe the front of the syringe perfectly clean before coming over the rim, as one drop could spoil the whole show.
If you do not have it all covered, or you have messed up, go around again, with more paint, and make a new edge line higher up.
When you done, it should look like this.......
Maybe @TonyZ will place this post on the technical section for reference.
Well till next time, maybe the tyres will be on then....
Thanks for looking
Herman