This weekend Jimmy and I started the strip down of his wheels, he has already spent some time working on the Van Schothorst rims with mixed results (he's not really happy about the finish), But now its a few degrees warmer, we got back in the workshop and started with removing the near perished Michelin tyres and also the hubs, carefully picking out the ball bearings with some large tweezers.
But after closer inspection we realised (I must admit I hadn't paid much attention to his wheels, as I've just let him get on with the cleaning) that a few of the spokes were a little worse for wear, kinked/bent in places.
So we had a sit down with a brew and had a chat..... conclusion of which was; full strip of the wheels, spokes and all.
So it's rims off to the chromers in the morning, and the spokes to be straightened and polished.
First job, cable tie the spokes together, I find this a much easier way of keeping things organised. Jim's small hands became very adept at using the spoke key, and then I showed him how to un-tie and work on a pair of spokes at a time, clean the area on the hub locally around the holes, then thread the spokes back in, re tie & move on to the next pair.
Front wheel done, just waiting for the correct freewheel tool to turn up then it will be on to that during the week (after homework)