Re: [CR]Cleaning old tubular rims

Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:18:40 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Cleaning old tubular rims
References: <53c63f29a8d620e4aa4563e382adf6f0@charter.net>
In-Reply-To: <53c63f29a8d620e4aa4563e382adf6f0@charter.net>

Steve Leitgen wrote:
> Any sugestions on cleaning the goo off old tube rims? Heat gun? Solvent?
> Belt sander?

I was feeling adventurous, so here's what I just tried:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/rim-cleaner.jpg

And here's "before" and "after" shots:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/rim-before.jpg http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/rim-after.jpg

Took less than a minute to do a rim. Eye protection essential.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA