painting spokes

[givergas]

found a good way to hold spokes for painting . get a piece of peg board, put the nipple in one of the holes, then screw the spoke in and they stand firm so painting is easy,,,, albert

[thrownchain]

Why

[givergas]

to clean them up so they look nice , had some that were rusty so to help stop the rust ,to make them all look the same , or because i can , what ever your reason this worked very well ,,,,albert

[taber hodaka]

Good ideas come along and can spark thoughts for other applications. Looks like it is working well for you Albert. --------------- Clarence

[olddogs]

I have used this method on some old spokes too. Silver paint does not have much base to protect metal, so you may want to add a light coat of clear to keep them looking good. Makes them wash up easier in the future.

[TheBevman]

Thanks for the pro tip, Givergas. I'll gladly use that in the near future.

All my bikes are well cared for riders and I like them to look as nice as I can. I do it all on a pretty tight budget and making functional parts last longer is a great cost saver, so I can save for larger and more expensive parts like pistons and big-ends or services like re-bores. I really enjoy hearing of shade tree ideas like this.

Bev

[viclioce]

Very good Albert!

What are you using as a stand to replace the spokes & true your wheels? Victor

[givergas]

bev... yep i like the fact that you can put in some time cleaning and save some parts and make them nice and serviceable again ,nobody ever said im a perfectionist so works for me ... vic im just going to put something together, im better with wood so will make it out of wood something i can clamp on my work bench nothing to high Tec. last week there was a truing stand on craigs list should of jumped on it went fast .. olddogs got a coat of clear coat on thanks for the tip....albert

[Bullfrog]

Call me "tight wad" (I'm OK with that) - but I've never understood why a "truing stand" is needed. Every motorcycle I've ever been around has a "truing stand" (means of holding the axle/wheel assembly reliably in one place) at each end. Indicator rods/pointers can be attached to fork leg or swing arm. If you must have the front wheel pointed directly forward (which, admittedly, IS handy) - tie downs from grips to upper ends of shocks will stabilize the front end. Bike on milk crate on floor? Bike on lift? Your choice.

Ed

[givergas]

point well taken, but for me knocking something together to make me fell like i have some kind of control over the process helps me over come the reality that i don't know what im doing.....

[givergas]

well here is what i came up with

[viclioce]

Looks like it will work nicely! Victor