Excuse me if this double-posts, but I think I did it wrong. Oh well, the
following info on aluminum wheel maintenance & repair is good.
Por Favore, Non Mi Rompere i Coglioni. Grazie!
Dick C.
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> From: Dick Campagna <campagna@nothinbut.net>
> To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: Re: Aluminum Wheel Maintenance & Repair
> Date: Tuesday, September 23, 1997 12:45 PM
>
> In response to questions on cleaning aluminum wheels, I asked my buddy
what
> he does on his ZX-7 motorcycle. When he bought it, the wheels were
painted
> black. To improve its appearance, he had the paint removed from the
> outermost portion of the rim, down to the bare aluminum. He uses
> *Mother's* aluminum wheel cleaner, and, when they get oxidized (they use
a
> lot of road salt in our NJ winter), he uses 1000 grit sandpaper to clean
it
> off before using the *Mother's* again. They're a lot of work, but they
> look great.
>
> For aluminum wheel repair: The following companies advertised in the
back
> of the Sep 22d issue of _Autoweek_:
>
> Ye Ole Wheel Shop, Elkridge, MD; 1(800)526-8260.
> Wheel Shoppe, Warren, MI: 1(810)756-7256
> Precision Wheel Service, Branford, CT; 1(800)FIXBEND
> Rim & Wheel Works, Newton, MA; 1(617)964-0226; 1(800)261-0495
>
> There also a company in California who chromes aluminum wheels, starting
at
> $89: Call 1-909-595-0144.
>
> Por Favore, Non Mi Rompere i Coglioni. Grazie!
>
> Dick C.
>
>
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