Hi,
I have a set of very nice wheels that I bought off a chap who's kept them in his attic for 30 years. The old down side is the spokes are quite dull with superficial corrosion to the surfaces.
I went ahead and started to clean up a coupe of the spokes. However, with light sanding the rust comes off to reveal a shiny surface with a slightly brassy tinge.
Does this mean the chrome has perished and I am revealing the underlying brass?
Is this a problem for future corrosion? (it looks okay).
Should I persist or re-lace with new spokes?
Cheers
I have a set of very nice wheels that I bought off a chap who's kept them in his attic for 30 years. The old down side is the spokes are quite dull with superficial corrosion to the surfaces.
I went ahead and started to clean up a coupe of the spokes. However, with light sanding the rust comes off to reveal a shiny surface with a slightly brassy tinge.
Does this mean the chrome has perished and I am revealing the underlying brass?
Is this a problem for future corrosion? (it looks okay).
Should I persist or re-lace with new spokes?
Cheers
