Changing wheels...

[sevenbucks]

Hi Everyone,
I just got my first bike, a red '92 with 6k miles on it. No doubt I'm going to be checking out this board a lot! First question, I bet others have asked it but I haven't searched yet...I've got the white wheels. They're fugly. I'd like to change the appearance in the cheapest way possible to a metal color or black. Has anyone swapped theirs out, if so, what should I expect to pay...or is it more cost effective to have them repainted? I'd be glad to hear about it. Thanks! Zeke

[scratch]

Welcome to GStwin!

As far as the rims go, well, I know you could strip the paint, but I don't know what with. Do a search using the blue [Search] option above.

[rideLIKEjehu]

welcome from a fellow DCmetro gs rider! --- and nice push stars reference!

the first major mod i did to my gs was painting the rims as well... man, i hated those white rims!  following the advice of peeps on this board i decided on a nice metallic grey. i bought 2 cans of primer, 2 cans of duracolor import car spray paint and 2 cans of clearcoat. just pull the rims, tape off all the parts you don't want painted, clean 'em up good and shoot. took about 2-3 days of working up the coats to be done, but i'm super happy with it now



related links:
http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5783
http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5995

good luck! drop me a message sometime if you want to do a GS ride  

[Kerry]

Another option is to "polish" your rims.  Check out the pictures in the thread
Polished my rims at last!.

[sevenbucks]

Thanks for such quick info everyone...sheesh, I think it's a lock that I'm going the strip n polish rout. That looks awesome! Now to learn how to remove the wheels...maybe it'd be a good idea if I get a feel for the bike first before dolling it up, seeing as how it's my third time riding since completing the safety course  

[jiggersplat]

hey, if you wanna ride sometime, i'm a fairly new rider too and in Laurel MD.  let me know.... "lt fury" on IM.

dan

[dgyver]

I used Rust-Oleum Hard Hat Silver spray paint in a rattle can and the wheels turn out great. I can get pics of them if you want.

If you are going to strip the wheels, use aircraft stripper found at most auto parts stores.