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Old 11-01-10 | 06:21 AM
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Bikes: (3) 1970's Raleigh Sports, (1) 1968 Robin Hood 3 speed, 1974 Raleigh Grand Prix, 1976 Raleigh Grand Prix, 1969 Peugeot UO-18, 1971 Peugeot UO-08, 1980 Giant road bike, 1954 Humber, 1940ish Hercules Popular, 1963 Dunelt, 2007 Trek 3700 mountain bike

Originally Posted by michael k
What size rim?

I have a front,32 hole,26x1 3/8 (590) crome with dull center from my '52 Sports thats in decent shape.

The rear was pitted so I had the hubs mated up to a pair of SunCR18's.

You can top coat Por15 with Krylon by doing 'Fog' coats when the por15 sets up tacky.
Kevin,

My front rim is the same as yours, 32 holes, 26 x 1-3/8. I appreciate the offer, if I read this right, but the reason behind my post is to find out how I can prep the chrome and paint my rim black.

While POR 15 might be one way to approach this, at just under $30 a pint, I could most likely by a black alloy rim in the proper size for the same cost and avoid all of the hassle.

Say, does Sun make a CR-18 590 rim in black?

Oh, nice looking Mixte in your avatar, even though it's French!

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