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WHITE COASTER TUFFS - the resto begins !!

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Steve P:
Have a go with the caustic Nick ... these wheels were covered with a beige, powdery like substance that scraped off with my nail. I reckon the caustic disolved it away and I'm thinking the old bleach method doesn't work like that  :-\

I might have got lucky with these Tuffs but it's definitely worth a go mate  :daumenhoch:

brettypeeps:
What a great result

MartyC:

--- Quote from: Steve P on October 24, 2010, 10:24 PM ---
--- Quote from: ED209 on October 24, 2010, 10:04 PM ---Anyone who is attempting this needs to be doing it in a VERY WELL VENTILATED room or you could be in trouble  :daumenhoch:
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Yeah, this jobs definitely one for the outdoors ... don't forget to wear protective clothing and decent rubber gloves too  :daumenhoch:

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Can I also add that you need to be careful with the amount of caustic soda; too much and you'll have no alloy hub left  :daumenhoch:

ED209:
Steve... I'm gonna give my OGKs a go but can you break down what you did a bit more?

How long did you leave them in?
how much of each chemical did you put in?
how many pink elephants did you see before you passed out?
what was the come down like?

Steve P:

--- Quote from: ED209 on October 25, 2010, 03:03 PM ---How long did you leave them in?
how much of each chemical did you put in?
how many pink elephants did you see before you passed out?
what was the come down like?
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Mine only needed a few hours each to soak ... there's no time scale and it depends how bad your wheels are really  :-\  Just make sure you keep a keen eye on things to make sure the hubs don't get ruined in the process  ;)

I used boiling water (enough to cover one wheel), a 2 litre bottle of cheap bleach with a cup full each of caustic granules and washing powder. The oven cleaner was the spray foam type which I applied and left to soak before they went in

No pink elepahants present while they fizzed away ... just plenty of tea and biscuits with Cheryl Cole on TV  :LolLolLolLol:

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