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looking good (smiley)

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Several deliveries then !!

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thanks for the info

painting has stalled in the rain here

I have also looked on the net cannot find another like this one

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If I spray wheels with the tyre on. I cut a piece of card to fit the rim and cover about a third of the tyre. This can be moved by hand as I spray, you need card that’s just thick enough to handle.

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I have taken bearings out before blasting and i wanted to knock them of the rim but The tyres are that perished the would fall to bits but strange as it seems they all hold air. They wud split if i took off but plan is to get the project on a roll then when ita done ill consider new tyres.

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Very good, been well looked after by the looks of it.

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Thats a very nice bit of kit.

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i dont think they make a truck big enough to carry that amount of bottles, (smily)

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i always take the tyres of wheels and knock out the bearings on front wheels when blasting them, then i find it quicker to spray them with primer then top coat.
i think its just preferance tom.

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question for people what do most people do when painting wheels ?? i.e spray or paint with brush?
Either is fine as i have invested in a spray gun / compressor

many thanks
tom

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Now that’s a great restoration.looks as if its just come out of the box.top marks Ray.

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Making yet more progress wheel are all blasted and primed ready for top coat, started on rotten tin work now. 1st piece was the gear selector. I blasted it which intern revealed some holes so out with the welder…. oh and filler before priming and spraying up.

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Some more progress being made…

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Thanks Owen will do. Just downloaded some more manuals (pdf)

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I had it running some time ago but I’ve not used it yet. It’s not sparking/firing at the moment so I’m hoping its nothing major. New plug tomorrow and some time to work on the rest over the weekend. Yes it would be nice to get it looking “original”. Hope fully a nice light-weight machine to use when my osteo-arthritis plays up. Compared to my Howard Bantam.

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