[Bob Carriere]

Hi Bob

A wise expenditure...... and saves the old body!!!!

ONce they are sandblasted make sure that none of the pits are holes or too pitted too deep............ hang the rim section with a soft rope and hit it with a wrench......
......................if it rings there should be no cracks.

I use a phosphoric acid spray on the bare metal to create an iron phosphate barrier than coat with POR...... or you may want to use a good epoxy primer.....make sure that the finished product is nice smooth and glossy.

Then call you tire guy again and borrow a small coffee can of tire lub ....we call snoot....... your tube and tires will just slip on.....well almost. I f you were closer I would say come and borrow our device.

Do not forget to clean or chase the threads on the studs and on the nuts. I use never seize on all the nuts when installing.

Cheers