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I have a 1928 Chevrolet fire truck with wood spokes. The spokes have been painted. I have striped the paint off, sanded and sanded, but I am not happy with the results. Is there a place in Orange County, CA that can help me get them cleaner? If not any suggestions. What should I coat the spokes with?
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Shade Tree Mechanic
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Oxalic acid crystals are available at hardware stores. Mixed with water, it is used as a wood bleaching agent.
But I don't know if it would work by just brushing it on all day long, or if it might do something to the painted steel parts.
My own preference is color painted spokes, rather than stain/varnish.
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They are supposed to be painted.
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I suspect when the spokes were originally painted, the paint soaked into the wood somewhat, making it difficult to go back to clear spokes. If this is the case, a lot of sanding might not help.
Just speculating. Dean
Dean 'Rustoholic' Meltz old and ugly is beautiful!
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Backyard Mechanic
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When I cleaned a set of wood spoked wheels a number of years ago I found that a sharp card scraper was the most effective tool to use to remove the outside layer so as to get down to nice clean wood.
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Backyard Mechanic
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The spokes were made of fairly hard wood that really didn't absorb anything much. The best way to strip is to apply paint stripper and scrape down to a point where residual paint or varnish lies in the grain. Then apply stripper and scrub with warm water with liquid sugar soap in it. Allow to dry and sand lightly.
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Grease Monkey
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Thanks to everyone. I stopped sanding, I was left with a nice wood grain, applied marine varnish. Wow do they look good. Thanks for everyone's advice.
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