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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Will,, Evans Mills NY on Friday, August 03, 2012 - 08:26 am:

I'm getting my new spoked wheels back soon. So now comes the question of what to do with them. <i>
Do I paint them or seal them another way. If I choose to seal them what would I use to insure any leaking oils would not stain them? Or if I choose to paint would I need to use a primer? Maybe some you guys could send me photo's of your cars both painted and sealed to it would be better for me to make a choice of when to do.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Friday, August 03, 2012 - 09:40 am:

Obviously you'll have to make up your mind about this but I'll tell you this: If you paint them and change your mind you're in for a hell of a job going back! I believe with a little prep stained/ sealed natural spokes can be painted. If natural is your choice use marine grade varnish. Perhaps you could run a line of varnish on the inside of one of the spokes to get an idea of what it'll look like. See my profile pic. These are older spokes that were natural. I cleaned them up & varnished them. They are darker than yours would be because of the older wood. I've had 2 with painted spokes and this one. I prefer natural.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Coiro on Friday, August 03, 2012 - 10:47 am:

Funny you should mention that. I've lusted for the lovely look of natural spokes for a few years, now and when I had to send a damaged wheel to Stutzman's Wheel Shop for rebuilding, it was returned in beautiful, unpainted glory. I couldn't bring myself to hide all that gorgeous wood-grain under a coat of black paint and so, resolved that, one wheel at a time, I'd make the change-over to stain and clear spar varnish.

Well, yesterday, I applied the stain and the darn wheel came out too red. Spent the night sanding out the stain. Today, I'll use a less red/more brown stain and do one solitary spoke, let it dry and see how it looks. And if that turns out okay, I'll stain the rest of the wheel and follow up with varnish. For the sake of creating boredom on the forum, I'll take some pictures as the job progresses and post them.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Friday, August 03, 2012 - 11:11 am:

Bob: like I said just do the back (or inside) of one spoke for a color check. Minimum sanding if unhappy and it's all out in the open. The stain used in my profile pic was golden oak but I had dark spots too deep to sand out and the slightly darker stain evened out the color.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Patrick on Friday, August 03, 2012 - 11:39 am:

I prefer water based stain instead of oil based stain. Water based stains come in powder form from woodworking suppliers such as Constantine's, www.constantines.com, so you can mix them yourself. Oil based stains color the only the surface grain of the wood, while water based stains, being suspended in a medium that is natural to the wood, are absorbed deep into the wood, giving you a three dimensional effect like an opal, as the grains below the surface are brought out and enhanced.

One of the most durable and easy to apply varnishes I have ever used is "Behlen's Rockhard Tabletop Varnish", which is available from Constantine's, however, as nice as it went on and as nice as it has stood up on the furniture I applied it to 30 years ago, I do not know how well it will stand up if exposed to the harsh outdoor elements. Jim Patrick


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Patrick on Friday, August 03, 2012 - 12:25 pm:

Here is the Reginaphone music box I applied the Behlen's varnish to 30 years ago. The mahogany case was also enhanced by Constantine's mahogany water based stain. The picture doesn't do it justice, but, if you look close, you might be able to see the 3D effect the stain has in bringing out the depth of the grain. It is especially apparent when viewing the music box from different angles, as the light plays on the various grain depths, which only reflects the light from certain angles. Jim Patrick


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