Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Good price for Mag Marchesini's??

[dave996]

:b ouncy:

[Rob B]

Dave,

Is that supposed to be funny?

[dave996]

Yup yup yup yup:P

[RickyX]

One note of caution.......if the wheels were stripped back to bare metal prior to the lovely blue-bling respray, they should have been treated with a chemical conversion coating such as Alodine 1200.

If not, there is a possibility that the corrosion resistance of the wheels may be compromised.
It won't matter in the short run, but after some time you will find filiform corrosion developing beneath the paint finish. If this is not removed, the structural integrity of the wheels could be reduced (the strength of mag alloy that has turned to powder is very low!).

If you got them correctly primed - forget the above.

By the way, where did you get them done?

Cheers,

R X

[adam]

dave996, will you be getting the 10 spokes back, if yes will you be selling them?

[TP]

Originally posted by adam
dave996, will you be getting the 10 spokes back, if yes will you be selling them?

Stop salivating Adam, I can hear it from here!

[dave996]

Originally posted by RickyX
One note of caution.......if the wheels were stripped back to bare metal prior to the lovely blue-bling respray, they should have been treated with a chemical conversion coating such as Alodine 1200.

If not, there is a possibility that the corrosion resistance of the wheels may be compromised.
It won't matter in the short run, but after some time you will find filiform corrosion developing beneath the paint finish. If this is not removed, the structural integrity of the wheels could be reduced (the strength of mag alloy that has turned to powder is very low!).

If you got them correctly primed - forget the above.

By the way, where did you get them done?

Cheers,

R X

The company that did these work on Ferrari wheels and Lotus racing wheels (mags), they told me the process something to do with etching or something, I was too busy looking at the wheels to hear what he said.

[dave996]

Originally posted by adam
dave996, will you be getting the 10 spokes back, if yes will you be selling them?

I know he isn't in any hurry to sell his bike yet, but if he does then it would be possible to get the wheels back. If you can wait a while maybe a long while......

[adam]

tp if your that close you can help me un do the bl**dy rear sprocket nut.
searching the different sites i came across 20 spokes, they looked the nuts.
they could look good on my lovely.

[TP]

Originally posted by adam
tp if your that close you can help me un do the bl**dy rear sprocket nut.
searching the different sites i came across 20 spokes, they looked the nuts.
they could look good on my lovely.

You'd have to be seated before I told you my call out rate!