some pics of my 82 1100g wheel repaint

[bonzo]

well its been raining here so i decided to take make a start of tidying up my wheels. I completed the front wheel today while watching the cricket in the garage. Had thought about powdercoating but with limited funds I thought I'd see how I go. The wheels are pretty filthy so I worked on the alloy first, sanding back with 240 grit, then 800, then 1200 then a final polish with some mothers. Came up alright. I then taped off the black parts and sprayed 3 coats with black gloss engine paint. I went with the engine paint as it seems to take a bit more of a beating.

The next thing I'd really like to do is clean up the alloy gearbox covers. Any tips would be appreciated.

[bonzo]

heres the finished wheel

[bonzo]

heres the rest of the bike

[simon kuether]

Well done old mate . Nice looking ride you've got there . Cheers , Simon .

[salty_monk]

Sand them with progressively finer paper. Stop at about 800 grit if you want a factory look, go finer if you want a polished finish.

Find some high temp clear to paint over them with unless you like polishing.....