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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
My Superdream wheels are in need of tidying up.
Not sure what to do really, currently cleaning grease and dirt from the back of the spokes.

The rims and hubs are clearly alloy, are the spokes steel on the Superdream?

Would they powder coat if I removed the bearings, would you get an acceptable finish just from Soda Blasting?

Amended:  Spokes are alloy of some sort

Murf:
What to do with tatty comstars is a regular topic in CBX clubs . I assume yours are original style coms and not reversed coms. Original coms are anodised and in general practical terms cannot be taken apart and re anodised although some claim to have done this. Putting aside the risk involved in dismantling and re anodising a comstar I would think it would be far cheaper to find and buy a really good set. Therefore an option that is often used is to find some better ones, they are around.

You can paint them and I have seen some really good painted ones that are hard to distinguish from standard. I imagine a two pack paint would give longest lasting finish. I wouldn’t recommend powder coating because you shouldn’t really grit blast them. This is due to the grit particles getting in the joints where the spokes join the hubs and rims and causing wear due to any slight movement when in use.
 Soda blasting could work in that it might just act to polish up the anodising, I have not heard of it being used so it could be an interesting experiment.
You can get a conversion to turn comstars into spoked wheels, I have had a pair done and they come out really well, there are a few CBXs with these and they look good.

Murf:
Forgot to say, some people have stripped the anodising off with something like oven cleaner and polished the wheels.  Not for me,  I hate just washing and giving them a quick polish, never mind having to really set to and polish them.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Murf on January 22, 2025, 10:03:01 AM ---Forgot to say, some people have stripped the anodising off with something like oven cleaner and polished the wheels.  Not for me,  I hate just washing and giving them a quick polish, never mind having to really set to and polish them.

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Interesting that you mention Anodising, there seem to be lots of discussions  about this on some other sites including that the alloy that Honda used was not of sufficient quality to be anodised.

My first impression based on the original wheels that Mercedes used on the early W124 230E alloys, is it looks to me like anodised alloy. (Merc stopped anodising on later W124's due to costs)

ka-ja:
if you are not a standard finish type, you could try, adapted from comstar hubs

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