I am a little hesitant to tell more since I did not tried it on the road yet since it is still the agony of winter here. It is only theory and on lift trial for now. I will be please to give you some advice in a few days /week when I am 100% sure.
another weekend in the garage: sanded marks and "plasti dipped" the front wheel
(http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag192/mesnerf/Tiger%20Winter%202016/DSC_0480_zpsori3jura.jpg)
KlingKlang,
I separated this topic out...
It looks very nice. I would like to know how you took spokes out and reassembled it.
~JD :thumbsup
Looks very good. I like the Plasti-Dip mods. Kinda fun and easy to reverse.
I got bored with the weathered aluminium look on my pannier boxes: A few coats of flat black refreshed them well, & made a decade's worth of dents and scratches almost invisible. The only downside? The became a heat sink. I used to be able transport a whole mess of ribs or a few pounds of pork butt to the campsite for a weekend and keep it cold with a bag of ice in the boxes even in the sun. No more, now i have to look for shade.
I have noticed the Plasti-Dip is pretty vulnerable to anything hydro-carbon based. Easy touch up, though.