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Post by daz66 on Mar 10, 2014 11:24:18 GMT
They're falsies !! Not the wheels Kaley Cuoco's boobs.
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Post by buster on Oct 13, 2019 14:33:18 GMT
typical, I look up an old thread for some inspiration on cleaning up my comstars, only for it to change into a discussion about kaley cuoco's boobs, still theres far worse things to think about on a wet sunday afternoon
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Post by andydreamer on Oct 13, 2019 19:38:17 GMT
My guess would be that the components were brushed on a scotchbrite wheel before assembly then clear anodised and it's easy to replicate IF you can dissasemble the wheel. The parts would need to be de-anodised, re brushed then re-anodised clear. A company called Almet in Darlington could do it. They did an early fireblade frame for me once and it looked good as new.
The rivets will be the hard part - there isn't really a cheap way (AFAIK) to identify the grade - but making them out of the same grade as aircaft rivets would probably be a good start
It's possible - but probably a lot more hassle than the market would bear. One easy thing to try might be to try and reanodise a complete wheel - but I imagine the various chemicals will get in the joints or something.
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Post by andydreamer on Oct 13, 2019 19:49:53 GMT
Sorry - company is called Almit not Almet - I deal with both but Almit are the anodiser.
I think I know a guy there (ie if he's still there) if you wanted to do an experiment Fungo - I wonder whether the middle could be unbolted, the wheel (rim and spokes) de-anodised and 'fettled' - ie the sufaces sanded, vapour blasted, brushing redone on rim, re-anodised then the middle rebolted - Almit zinc plate too, so the bolts could be replated before rebuilding ?
Might not be as new - but potentially close ?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2019 21:24:16 GMT
My gosh......this is five years old now.....and I feel like I've aged twenty years.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2019 21:26:15 GMT
Sorry - company is called Almit not Almet - I deal with both but Almit are the anodiser. I think I know a guy there (ie if he's still there) if you wanted to do an experiment Fungo - I wonder whether the middle could be unbolted, the wheel (rim and spokes) de-anodised and 'fettled' - ie the sufaces sanded, vapour blasted, brushing redone on rim, re-anodised then the middle rebolted - Almit zinc plate too, so the bolts could be replated before rebuilding ? Might not be as new - but potentially close ? Thanks for the offer Andy but I'm not in a position to do anything with this at the moment....maybe someone else will? Since I wrote this thread I managed to find quite a few excellent wheels - rears and fronts which I have in storage so personally I am sorted. But it is very interesting and thank you for your input on this, hopefully it will help other members. |
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Post by na44superdream on Oct 14, 2019 14:42:07 GMT
The hub bolts are pinned, I extracted a hub from a buckled wheel a couple of years ago, ended up slicing the nuts with a small cutting wheel on a rotary tool.
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Post by andydreamer on Oct 14, 2019 18:43:33 GMT
Doh !!
Just realised this is ancient - sorry folks - I thought it was a recent one - old timers I guess.
Sorry for accidentally resurrecting this
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Post by buster on Oct 14, 2019 21:43:29 GMT
Doh !! Just realised this is ancient - sorry folks - I thought it was a recent one - old timers I guess. Sorry for accidentally resurrecting this its ok I think I'm the guilty party for resurrecting this, partly looking for ideas on restoring (in-situ) the bolts, but far more interested in kaley cuoco's boobs |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2019 18:48:41 GMT
Who is this Kayleigh Cuckoo?
A reality TV star?
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Post by buster on Oct 15, 2019 21:41:38 GMT
Who is this Kayleigh Cuckoo? A reality TV star? arent you in california? you could look her up  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2019 23:02:10 GMT
I'll look now.
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Post by mike on Oct 18, 2019 14:59:26 GMT
All the wheels I have had have been reverse comstar ,at what stage did Honda start fitting the reverse comstar wheels?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 16:46:00 GMT
All the wheels I have had have been reverse comstar ,at what stage did Honda start fitting the reverse comstar wheels? On the SD's it was 1981. |
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