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TS400A wheels question

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:21 pm
by GT500Andy
I have aluminum rims TAKASAGO should they be polished alu? or silver painted? the ones that I have have been painted silver including the sparks and hubs which is correct?

Andy

Re: TS400A wheels question

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:30 pm
by Alan H
If they were mine, I would polish and laquer. Same with the hubs.
Depends if you want to show or ride, I suppose.
Hubs look nice polished then either laquer the ribbed centre part between the spokes, or paint it silver. Both look ok.
It's a pain to keep clean when the spokes are in!
Spokes should be plated, not painted as paint might be hiding rust.

Re: TS400A wheels question

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 3:33 pm
by GT500Andy
I'm trying to do a full resto job original as in when it left the factory so I need to know what the original state was painted or polished????


Thanks

Andy

Re: TS400A wheels question

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 4:17 am
by rngdng
I'm not at all sure the original rim was aluminum. My TS400 had steel rims.



Lane

Re: TS400A wheels question

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 1:23 pm
by GT500Andy
According to the parts catalogue there were two choices akront or takasago, in the remarks is ALW by takasago must mean aluminum I think

:up:

Andy