Hey just a quick question... wondering what everyone used to clean and prep thier wheels for best contact with the glue/adhesive of the vinyl? Thanks oh and do you think 40-50's in a garage is warm enough for application?

 

anything that evaporates without residue should work (this means alcohol-based products, not water-based.) i use acrysol.

and i'd wait til it's a bit warmer for the adhesive to activate well.

 

I figured as well on the temperature... thanks though! Give her a good pre-spring bath then hit the wheels with alcohol. Thanks so much

 

regener8ed btw great looking bike! just glanced at the snaps in your album

 

ohhhhhh LOL, maybe thats why the 3 sets I bought always spun off either the day of or the day after I put them on. I washed em and the rubbed em down with alcohol, but the temp was 50 or under.

 

wipe them down with a rag to get all of the grimy stuff off, then hit them with some alcohol.

 

+1 thats how I did mine

 

I had gotten my rim tape from www.tapeworks.com and there instructions were to:
1) clean rim with a degreaser (I used a bio-degreaser)
2) Use Windex with amonia to clean of the degreaser
3 Use rubbing alcohol to get rid of the amonia and let dry
Here is a pic of the finished product

 

Yep, followed tapework's instructions as well, great quality tape.