ti-mig-guy Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 I am completely tired of grinding my rims, and have been trying to come up with a better option. I have a few new rims waiting for a test. I think that a nice acid etch would give nice little micro pits all braking surface. Has anyone tried this, and did it help with wheel slip? Has anyone triad coating the rim with a soft urethane? In theory having a soft surface to meet the soft pad should work, as long as the coating is super strong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 I am completely tired of grinding my rims, and have been trying to come up with a better option. I have a few new rims waiting for a test. I think that a nice acid etch would give nice little micro pits all braking surface. Has anyone tried this, and did it help with wheel slip? Has anyone triad coating the rim with a soft urethane? In theory having a soft surface to meet the soft pad should work, as long as the coating is super strong...wouldn't micro pits be the worst of both worlds? not a significant amount of friction generated compared to smooth...and less surface area compared to smooth?erm didn't plazmatic try some kind of disc rotor coating that worked like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti-mig-guy Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 The etching would take away the slick smooth feel of the factory rim. Making it more gripy, in theory that is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 The etching would take away the slick smooth feel of the factory rim. Making it more gripy, in theory that is...surely the same as brushed rims? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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