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Chromo Buzz:
I'm probably gonna get lynched on here for this :knuppel2:.......the story goes like this, i had not long got back into 80's bmx's & about 2yr's ago i managed to source some lavender tuff 2's from the states.

 The front was a NOS placcy hub with serial no. on the rim, the rear was an ally hub which had slightly faded & had signs of being rubbed down with fine sandpaper(though it doesn't look it in the pic), i rather naively  being a tad green to resto work decided to dye them(with purple rit dye) :idiot2: :uglystupid2:

I hadn't heard of aqua/media blasting being used on bmx wheel's back then :'(, so my question is this....would it be possible to aqua blast or maybe something a little coarser(though not too coarse to damage) to see  if it would bring the original colour back? As i'm sure i've read in other threads that if you dye the wheel's for a rider, that brake rub would soon show the original colour through.

Here's a pic before





and this is how they turned out



I duly hang my head in shame :-[

Any help/idea's would be much appreciated :daumenhoch:

Buz ;)

Retrodan72:
you could bleach them for a long time and redye them I suppose? :-\ :daumenhoch:

oldschoolace:
Think they are goosed to be honest. Another set of skyways are laid to rest in the back yard of frankentuff  :LolLolLolLol:

Chromo Buzz:

--- Quote from: Retrodan72 on October 15, 2012, 09:41 PM ---you could bleach them for a long time and redye them I suppose? :-\ :daumenhoch:

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Would the bleach get the purple dye out?
Cheer's for the quick response :daumenhoch:

Chromo Buzz:

--- Quote from: oldschoolace on October 15, 2012, 09:44 PM ---Think they are goosed to be honest. Another set of skyways are laid to rest in the back yard of frankentuff  :LolLolLolLol:

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I've left myself wide open for this eh! >:D

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