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benno:
so i got these Z's on a TA i bought and i don't think I've ever seen a set as bad ,
 i thought it would be good to try and save em , and this is what i did .
It turns out they are actually Mike Buffs dated 29/8/84
The first thing i did was scrub the hell out of em to remove the first layer of crap ,
  Then i used a small orbital sander to remove the brake rub and reshape the rim ,
They were quite perished so sanding was the only way , starting with quite rough grades and getting finer each time ,
and although much better they were still discoloured , so as they are only gonna be for show , i got some
white vinyl dye spray and dusted loads of coats on em and they came out great along with new decals .
For the hubs i couldn't find a set of Z hubs and i couldn't find any white NON flip flop hubs ,
so i bought a set of pink suzue hubs from the bay for 20 quid stripped em and etch primed then painted white ,
This was also the first set of wheels I've ever laced and although not perfectly true they are plenty good enough for show .
anyway heres the pics

Retrodan72:
Now then Sir, that is a superb job mate, cracking results.  :coolsmiley:

oldschoolace:
Cant beat a good resto  :4_17_5:

Good stuff that vinyl dye and far more hard wearing than you would think  :daumenhoch:

Gashead:
 :4_17_5:

animal:
That is an absolutely amazing result  :4_17_5:

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