Originally Posted by unworthy1 (Post 6674007)

I apologize for seeming to lump you in with a group (fixie fashion victims) without consulting you as to your true affiliations: I'm sorry. :o I was speaking more broadly about the proliferation of such in my city, not about you in particular, I know it didn't read that way (as I re-read it) that was sloppy of me..
But to me anything that combines "Deep Vees" and "chrome plating" smells like fashion, not craftsmanship nor practicality...but that's just me. Since you're concerned with retaining a useful braking surface (not something the fixie rider would care about, BTW) I suggest that you should *not* polish that part of the rim, and consider abrading it with fine wet/dry sanding if you powdercoat.
I should add that I am a fashion victim myself, I just follow the "cranky old f*rt" skool.

Originally Posted by spider-man (Post 6260293)

Chrome also makes for a terrible braking surface, especially when wet. Polished aluminium is the way to go.

Originally Posted by cyclotoine (Post 6248519)

You will have to remove the stickers and buy a can of easy-off oven cleaner to strip the anodising.

Originally Posted by williamkrause (Post 6677621)

How long does it take for easy-off to remove the anodizing? Does it harm the aluminum?