Thanks for that note. I was hoping to re-use the tires cause i thought it was cool that they were from Holland, etc. However last night when i pulled them off the rim to start my rust removal the bead was very dry rotted and pieces of the tire were falling off. The tread area is nice and soft and plyable. The same can't be said for the inner part of the tire.
I'm going to try for better pictures of the rim clean up but i must say. Aluminium foil + WD 40 is amazing for cleaning off rust.