As it happens, I've just been reading about hammerite this morning. I have some rusty renntec bars to paint. they're steel, so no trouble there. But I'm afraid that for aluminium, bare zinc and galvanized metals you need a special primer as they don't allow the paint to bond. Considering our wheels are very likely an alloy with a high zinc content (a variant of MAZAC an aluminium/magnesium/zinc alloy) theres an almost 100% chance the paint will just flake off again unless you use primer first.
I've actually polished my rims. Just the outer corners though. I took the sandpaper route. Not too bad tbh. Notoriously thin Japanese paint! Nowhere near as tough to get off as the anodizing on the swingarm and rad trims. (I'll be leaving them as they are!
Anyway, once a month with a little autosol keeps the rims nice and shiny. And I'm still riding now. So its no fair weather bike. I plan to do the back wheel at next tyre change (so I can get under the balancing weights).
But, each to their own!
I've actually polished my rims. Just the outer corners though. I took the sandpaper route. Not too bad tbh. Notoriously thin Japanese paint! Nowhere near as tough to get off as the anodizing on the swingarm and rad trims. (I'll be leaving them as they are!
Anyway, once a month with a little autosol keeps the rims nice and shiny. And I'm still riding now. So its no fair weather bike. I plan to do the back wheel at next tyre change (so I can get under the balancing weights).
But, each to their own!
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