8-spoke on 5th gen. Removing paint on mounting surfaces

[skymon]

Just bought a very nice 8-spoke from fellow member VFR CaptBob. (Thanks very much Bob, it was a pleasure.) Its freshly powdercoated and I'm wondering how much prep the mounting surfaces need. It wasn't taped off anywhere.

I removed the PC from the raised flats of the machined area. Also the concave nut-seating areas. (That took some engineering with some small pieces of scotchbrite and a rounded wood dowel spinning on a drill.) Does the cylindrical area adjacent to the aforementioned machined area need to be free of PC as well? Anything else I should know?

[Veefer800Canuck]

Sounds like you've got it whipped. As long as the rim will easily fit up tight against the hub face while you're just pushing it on with your hands, you're good.

[wera803]

The large center area only needs to have the powdercoating removed if you are using a Harbor Freight balancing adapter. It doesn't fit with the thickness of PC.

[skymon]

Thanks. It did need a little more attention to the insides of the area that steps down from the "flats" I blocked out. Bit of a hassle but looks great now though (If I do say so myself).

[CornerCarver]

the pic on the right could be the twin of my bike...99 with 'tune high mount and sargent seat, even the same pro grips and y2k+ mirrors...very nice on the 8 spoke!

[KevCarver]

the pic on the right could be the twin of my bike...99 with 'tune high mount and sargent seat, even the same pro grips and y2k+ mirrors...very nice on the 8 spoke!

I think you're thinking of my bike!

[KevCarver]

The large center area only needs to have the powdercoating removed if you are using a Harbor Freight balancing adapter. It doesn't fit with the thickness of PC.

It's true. But bare metal is not necessary. And I never bothered to take any PC off anywhere else. Pretty sure I won't die a fiery death as a result.

[skymon]

Yeah, I guess I tend to overthink stuff like that. I was mostly concerned about the powdercoat cracking and lifting if I squeezed it hard enough. There's probably .010 or .015 buildup on it.

[VFR Capt.Bob]

So that's what it would have looked like had I ever mounted in on mine. Unfortunately I've sold my high mount Staintune and Corbin Smuggler as well. I would have just put it on the bike as is. The harbor frieght adapter was a very tight fit when I mounted the 2ct. so I likely would have taken a flapper wheel sander to it had I kept it. Looks fantastic and I think that taking off the mating surface power coating was wise.

[FrankoQ]

I want one of those 8-spoke rims.

[Guest]

^ Me too. They sure look snazzy

[Stucky]

Looks good!