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I found that on Amazon Thursday and it's on the way here. I think I'll do the shiny wheel treatment when it get's here.
How did you strip it?

Put it on a rod, stuck it in the cordless drill and sanded, working my way to 600 grit wet & dry, then switched to 0000 steel wool and polish. I stopped at 220 on the side as I liked the lines it left, giving a nice contrast between the red paint and the polished outside rim.

The flywheel is concaved in the center and they aren’t the best finish under the paint... but it looks way better. If done in a lathe you’d have to remove quite a bit material to get it flat.