Luxe Wheelworks Tech Journal no.7

I am constantly trying to find new ways to improve my process. 

I am going to make some product specification cards using this laminating machine. 

I will try to waste as little paper as possible. Later, I will digitalize this information. 

It's projects like these that remind me of my time in Industrial Design school. 

Here are the product specifications and serial numbers on record. 

I will issue these as laminated cards with each new wheel purchase. 

I run the card through this machine. 

Here it is next to this other gift card in a nice dish. I have a long way to go. 

These are custom product authenticity decals. They were very expensive to have made but I am serious about my product's authenticity and want to represent that as well as possible. 

I still regret my spray paint project. It has ruined the nice patina I built into my trusty Pedro's table. None the less, here are the holographic decals ready for install. 

I clean the surface where I will put the decal with Acetone. This may or may not be a good idea. I will research the best methods for decal application as time goes on and am open to suggestions from any readers. 

I will clean the wheel in the truing stand. By doing this I can be sure not to mishandle the wheel applying the decals. I would hate to waste a decal through misplacement because I didn't take the time to do things right. 

I think these will be useful going forward.

I apply the coded decal.

I have to kind of twist my hand to get it on straight. This is a minor annoyance. I'm sure as I do this more I will find a better way. 

I love the new-age look, but old-school touch these decals give my wheels. 

I will install the tires and box them for shipping.

Up next are a set of Reflex CD tubulars I will build to Shimano Dura-Ace hubs. 

 

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Justin Spinelli 

www.luxewheelworks.com