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Green Hornet

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Got a little more progress done, finished the fenders and the tedious, not so glamorous job of nipple and spoke cleaning. It’s 38 degrees over here today, yesterday I didn’t even need a jacket. I don’t know how y’all up North do the long Winters. Anyway, straightened and hammered a few tiny dents out as best as I could, but didn’t get any close up after shots. Here’s before though,

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Braces were a bit crudded up.
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Before and after of my nips. Usually soak the nipples, then use an old spoke and polish one by one on a wire wheel. Takes the plating off and turns em goldish, but I can live with it.
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Not sure if anyone has a better way of cleaning spokes, but I’ve been soaking them, then cleaning em one by one with steel wool and WD40.
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Spokes before and after.
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One wheel done.
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I love painted wheels. Gonna lace up the front tonight.
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Done for today.
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Somebody gotta fill me in, who’s Kato?
Kato was the Green Hornet`s sidekick from first the Comic Book, then Movies, and the Green Hornet TV Series of the 1960s.
Bruce Lee starred as "Kato". I never realized how much You remind me of him... Get` em Rusty !!!------Cowboy
 
Kato was the Green Hornet`s sidekick from first the Comic Book, then Movies, and the Green Hornet TV Series of the 1960s.
Bruce Lee starred as "Kato". I never realized how much You remind me of him... Get` em Rusty !!!------Cowboy
Haha, I see now. Thanks for clearing that up. :D
 
Nice bike love the color, how to you get the old spokes and nipples to come apart? When ever I try and true or disassemble old wheels the spokes are alway rusted/stuck in place.
 
Nice bike love the color, how to you get the old spokes and nipples to come apart? When ever I try and true or disassemble old wheels the spokes are alway rusted/stuck in place.
These weren’t too tough, they weren’t rusted just crusty. If I’m having trouble, I WD40 each nipple from both sides. If they’re really stuck, a mix of acetone and transmission fluid. Found that tip on here and it worked like a charm. If that don’t work then chop em off. Also, it’s easier when you use an actual spoke wrench instead of just a screwdriver and pliers like I used to do.
 
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