Lowrider Bike Wheel Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Had a few people ask for help on rebuilding the 144 spoke 8 Ball Lowrider wheels, so took the worst one I have (painted, missing spokes) and decided to put this together. I am by now means a wheel building expert and I know there are a million people out there that could do it better, but it works for me and hopefully it gives some pointers on your own builds.
This is exactly the information I needed. I recently purchased an old rusty lowrider bike. It also was spray painted and I was dreading it. Time consuming but in the end the results are amazing. Thank you for showing us.
I appreciate you very much for your help and sharing your time and video I restore my it came out perfectly thanks again God Blessed You
We’ll done mate!
Looks like converting it into a multi speed is out of the question
Thanks
Hello, great video's , I'll be attempting to do that same process with my old lowrider rims ,!! Could you please tell me what size nipples I should look for , I want to change mine , one at a time , thanks very much !!
I changed mine, I just bought regular 14 gauge spoke nipples
Look brilliant now. Just wondering what camera you use? I want to start recording my restorations but a bit overwhelmed by all the different cameras on the market.
An old iPhone 5 32GB, records in HD and is nice and small. Not ventured in to the world of fancy cameras yet. Good luck with your vids, look forward to viewing
Don't worry about the camera. Sorry more about audio and record with whatever you got. Jacksepticeye started with an old school webcam.
Wow, you. are. good. Where do you find all these Lowrider brand bikes? they are really hard to find.
Thanks, Scour the internet for available in the UK, they are getting harder to find and more expensive though
Ahhhhh wicked your from UK, where u based... Ahhhhh are you that guy from Glossop.. yes your are your Mark.. I'm checking right now.. ok now I see your set up.. I've spoke to you on Facebook.. Im going to message you tomorrow about lowrider info.
Give me a shout
Although I fully appreciate all the work you put into just the wheel alone,- it still mystifies me why you didn't soak the spokes in paint stripper overnight , then finished with a neutralizer before cleaning them off with water. I could see the spokes were still dirty in places. You put in lots of work not to get a spotless result. But, that's just me. Not trying to mean-mouth you.....
Thanks, I take any constructive advice I can. What neutraliser do you use? Not dealt much with paint stripper. But anything that makes the job easier and the result better - I’m all in 👍
@@TheRestorationShack Use plain distilled white vinegar. Just soak your spokes ( after 24 hours of paint stripper...) Then clean off the stripper, and soak in a vinegar bath.
@@MrStan811 so acetone bath and vinegar rinse?
@@professorfukyu744 With a handle like "Professor Fukyu", I'm truly sorry, but I really can't take you seriously one bit.You ask me a redundant question, when, the answer you seek is in my comment, if you'd care to re-read it. Which, in essence, does make your question moot. As, you are not a bonified professor, and choose to take on a derogatory expletive as a last name, I honestly can't take you seriously, nor am I interested in establishing a dialogue with you at this juncture. I bid you good day sir.....
@@MrStan811 A real life Karen of TH-cam 🤣 That reply is seriously hilarious. Congratulations you win the internet.
I'm trying to put some of these wheels on a wheel chair project. Can I use front rims, or does it has to be hollow hub trike wheels only?
Both should work
You can swap out the whole inner hub and install a side mount or leave it and support both sides.