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RWG:
Hi All,

I have stripped my PRR and am in the process or restoration I am looking at having the wheels repainted so I need to remove rivets, is this something that is right to do as painting in situ just won't work.

Can any one advise on what type of rivets are used and where I can obtain some, Help much appreciated.
Cheers
Paul
RWG

hairygit:
DO NOT under any circumstances try to dismantle comstar wheels, you will be left with nothing but a pile of scrap metal >:(

RWG:
Thanks you Hairygit for guidance, but if you dont part them how do you get about painting to a good standard. Back of spokes are a pitted as front :-X

Cheers
RWG

K2-K6:
You get into an area that needs significant knowledge/experience there, don't know of anyone that routinely takes them apart.

If you subsequently get a wheel failure it's very often going to be a very sery serious accident as  a failing wheel will often stay intact under giro load and then when it comes to direction change the failure really gets going JUST WHEN YOU REALLY NEED IT.

Unless you know otherwise skill-wise then I'd leeave them as one as you are into significant material spec and stress loads particularly at the spoke end.

I hope we have made you aware of the risks, but of course its ultimately up to you.

the-chauffeur:

Get hold of a copy of issue 14 (Dec 2011) of Practical Sportsbikes.  There's an article in there on a bloke who's worked out a way of taking them apart and rebuilding them on small capacity 125's, but . . .

 . . . like the others have said, this really isn't something you want to try to do it yourself.  It's a seriously specialised job - at the very least you'll probably have to make up some triangular-oval spacers and make rivets out of aluminium rod.  The guy who was interviewed about the job for the article only does them for himself and says he wouldn't want to attempt to rebuild wheels from bikes bigger than 125's because of the risk of something going wrong.

Sorry chap, but your best bet is probably going to be to look for a more tidy set.

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