Survey - Patina or Stripped? Rebuilding wheels

[KevinsBikes]

Can’t decide if I should attempt to strip these clad rims or not. They have been painted a few times I think which doesn’t look terrible but there is a glimmer of chrome/nickel which might look nicer? Open to ideas and opinions!

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[locomotion]

I would leave as-is
patina looks nice.

 

[Kato]

Patina

 

[Mike B 65]

Patina!!

 

[GTs58]

I like to think outside of the box, sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. I would get rid of that faux patina (barn paint) and get down to the "real" original patina. If you end up not liking the original patina, now hidden, you can go to Michaels and pick up a crinkle paint kit and recreate that faux patina.

 

[mike j]

I agree & if you really want to go outside the box, I've had good luck w/ grooving metal clads for clinchers, then faux wood finishing them.

 

[cyclingday]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I personally think those rims are gorgeous. Lol!
We usually cringe at a previous owners idea of nirvana, but sometimes, the authentic story they tell, is the story of that surfaces existence.

 

[Rambler]

My personal opinion, if you don't have a plan for these rims, than leave them alone, especially if you may end up selling them, leave this decision up the next owner. Also if it was the original paint I would be even more inclined to leave them alone.

However if you have a bike you plan to use these rims on and since the paint is not original, I think it doesn't much matter at this point what you do. If the bike you are putting the rims on matches the rims as-is then leave them alone. If the rims don't match the bike you plan to put them on then do what you wish with them.

 

[CURTIS L LINDGREN]

Have you ever stripped paint on these type of wheels before ? If you have, you'll know sometimes you get awesome results..............sometimes you then see WHY they were painted over in the first place.( Not so awesome results ) I agree with Rambler on this one ( "if you don't have a plan for these rims, than leave them alone, especially if you may end up selling them, leave this decision up the next owner. " ) I had mixed results with these wheels . Some real nice chrome ...............and some not so nice chrome. That's the chance you take.

 

[KevinsBikes]

I plan to sell them, as I don’t have a bike for them. Now, I also have the dilemma to use stainless or galvanized spokes? Stainless are stronger but not original of course.


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