Polishing Question
 

Anyone happen to know if it would be possible to take an unbuilt mavic open pro rim, deannodize it(sp?) and then polish it up

I have a set of campy lambda rims that weren't annodized and polished up real shiny

will the op's polish up too???

Never done a rim, but I did just strip the anodizing off a stem. There's directions in a sticky in the Fixed/SS forum about how to strip the anodizing off. My concern with a rim would be getting around all the eyelets and the effects of any wax in the polish on the braking surface areas.

yeah, I got the polishing sickness from the fg forum :)

at any rate if I do it I will do the rim before I build it up, so I would assume everything would be ok

http://www.flickr.com/photos/landres...7594585452161/
My New Fix - a photoset on Flickr

check out this guys fixie..everything polished and the rims look like op's

polishing parts is a pain but wow when done a bike sure glows:)

I like polished aluminum alloy!

However, if I were to want highly polished rims on a fixie, or anything else without brakes, I would go with 27" and find an old pair of chrome rims in nice shape. Nothing beats the shine of chrome, and it is much easier to keep polished!

Sure they'll be a little heavier, but they will sparkle with minimum effort...

great idea, never thought of going that route...I could care less about the weight..thanks for the chromed rim idea

I wouldn't strip the anodizing of anything where the finish isn't already damaged, especially if you plan on the bike being a rider and not a fair weather classic show off piece. Bare aluminum corrodes! It is a huge pain to keep getting out the steel wool and polishing etc... remember you pay more for anodized stuff because it is better from a durability standpoint. I am going to do it to a set of old record cranks but they are in terrible shape and they are going on a show bike. Just me 2cents.

this will be going on my best, good weather bike(not show quality)...my beater is my everyday rider and I will leave those alone.

Also I polished and just keep waxing my lambda rims, not alot of work and seem to be holding up ...I found this specialwax used in museum restoration and it seems to work well at keeping the corroding at bay.

The shiny chrome look makes up for any work involved :)