polished a few more spokes.
a few weeks ago i picked up a DID aluminum/shouldered rim on fleabay (advertised as nice but not mint). it's got specks of corrosion all over, and the spokes were absolutely shot. am planning on using my spokes/hub and refinishing the rim somehow. i attempted to sand/polish a small area on the rim but that's not working out well. then i tried a small area of surface prep and spray painting but that didn't work out well either. guess i'm gonna have to get it blasted/powder-coated. was quoted $70 last week from a guy that does real nice work, he did some duc parts for me some time back. he has a minimum fee of $50 for paint, $20 for blasting. i may add a few parts that will not increase the price. so i'm going $70 over budget, dang-it.
didn't find the rim i wanted here, so i tried fleabay. should have been more patient.