Ray you are probably aware of this but for others who haven't had the pleasure of dealing with wire wheels I want to point out one thing. If you are planning on having them powder coated BE SURE the wheels are true and concentric and all the spokes are tensioned correctly BEFORE having them coated. With nippled spoke wheels, once they are coated you'll chip and destroy the finish if you have to make any adjustments and the powder coating bonds like glue to the spoke threads making the job even harder.
Even if painting a wheel it should be cleaned and adjusted before finishing although paint is easier to touch up when needed.
