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It would be a good idea to get them zinc plated as that shine won't last long on steel...... G Those rims and hubs look pretty tasty with the plated spokes. Nice work! G Those spokes are not plated, I polished them. Talk about some long painful hours at the buffing lathe ._____. Clear coat!

G-Man wrote:Those rims and hubs look pretty tasty with the plated spokes. Nice work!

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Those spokes are not plated, I polished them. Talk about some long painful hours at the buffing lathe ._____.

@jugger18 I shoot chrome powder regularly and it has its place, and can look awesome but it is NOT the same thing as chrome plating. I regularly discourage my customers from trying to substitute chrome powder for actual chrome in most instances. Regarding the vapor blaster, it is a Vapor Blast brand...

Here are some photos I found of my wheel rebuild, the chrome was junk and the rims were pretty pitted so I powder coated them. Im not wild about the black, maybe some day I will rebuild with chrome.

Thanks for the welcome G-Man! More pics coming soon

Transmission still needs a few things before it can be buttoned up. Bushing C in the kickstart gear is totally trash. There isn't even any of the ridge left at all. This probably explains why all those gears seemed real sloppy. Also was able to set cases together which is exciting! I am very pleased...

This project was a good excuse to hook up the vapor blaster I bought a while ago. It is awesome. Here are three photos of before, after vapor blasting, and then after applying clear powder coating.