Taking stock of the TC is an ongoing process, as the intention is to use as many as possible of the original components, sympathetically teased into an acceptable condition, sure, but with no inappropriate polishing, chrome plating or excessive titivating that would, in my eyes anyway, stand out like a Penguin in a Parka.
Of course, there are a few exceptions (here we go), one of which, well, 72 actually, are the spokes. On first inspection there were instances of clumsy treatment to the spokes in both hoops, possibly in transit from the US to the UK.
There was also a visible ding in the rear rim which I knew needed attention. With the hubs stripped down to their component parts, including removal of the wheel bearings, I set to with paraffin, brush, elbow grease and then hot soapy water to brighten things up. I could easily have removed the lacquer and then polished them, but that
