Ideally I would like to find some heavier duty white forks to use. Keeping my eyes peeled for donor bikes.
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B.L.O. is perfect to capture that patina. Great look
Grimey
Crusty
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Are you going to keep it grimy and crusty? Nothing says rat like grime and crust!
These are my “before” photos. I like my wheels clean I guess. I haven’t built a true rat yet. I love the rat builds that others do here, but I don’t have many crusty, grimey parts laying around. Maybe next year? Idk.
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It would be a 'grime' if you didn't leave some of that on there, for 'crusts' sake. 
*Rat rod bike pun intended*
*Rat rod bike pun intended*
After mineral spirits and light scrubbing with my wife’s toothbrush.
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WOW! That was worth the trouble you are going to be in with your wife! That is one magic toothbrush!!
Yeah, you should see how white and shiny her teeth are
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I forgot to take a shot of the donor rim before I took it all apart and cleaned it up, but here is the after. It looks better now, of course.
And here are some spokes I cleaned with steel wool. It’s known in many bike circles that if you place cleaned spokes on bird poop, it wards off bird bombings for a year.
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And here are some spokes I cleaned with steel wool. It’s known in many bike circles that if you place cleaned spokes on bird poop, it wards off bird bombings for a year.
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So I laced up my wheel and because the hub is a little bigger, my spokes are now a little too long. Has anyone ever just filed or grinded down the excess spoke that is coming through the nipple? I was wondering if that would work as long as there are still threads in the nipple. Or should I suck it up and get new spokes that are the correct length?
If you are not planning on taking this wheel apart again, I don't see the problem with grinding / flattening the spoke ends. Get it real true and tight before you do, because loosening the spoke afterwards might be tough; trying to pull that damaged end up into the nipple. Should be able to tighten them a bit though, so some adjustment will be available.
That's true. I didn't think of trying to loosen the spoke after. hmm. I'll have to think about this one a little. Thanks OJ
The more times the spokes cross the shorter the spoke gets, so you might try a three cross or four cross lacing pattern?
you can always twist them around each other after lacing it as close as you can , its about -3or4mm per full twist , undo 2 at the time and twist them around each other at the last cross
a other thing that works is tiny washers on the nipples inside the rim
a other thing that works is tiny washers on the nipples inside the rim
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patience paid off. The forks I was looking for came in the mail today.
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Well, it seems the “white” paint on the frame has yellowed a bit with antiquity. It’s like the old white teeth tissue test. I either have to whiten the paint on the frame or yellow the look of the forks.
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I just hope you rinsed off your wife's toothbrush completely before you put it back.
maybe i did...maybe i didn't.
