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Bleach has fooked my alloy hub Tuff's....

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funkyfresh:
Bought some nice white Tuff's and thought I'd bleach em to get them pristine white - tbh they weren't that bad, but wanted to see how white I could get them...

1st off, the bleach made the top surface mushy, but thankfully a good soak in clean water sorted that....

But, the worst part is that for some reason, all the grease i put on the alloy hubs was fine, except for one side, where it came off completely...

this is where I start to cry! :'(


the alloy is pitted, and I've tried Autosol, but it isn't making them shiny or even alloy coloured...



how am i gonna rescue this? I thought perhaps painting with silver enamel?

anyone else messed em up like this?

HELP! :daumenhoch:

aditup 2234:
The only saving grace is its the drive side. Get a nice big sprocket to hide the damage.
Are you sure you did not get the bleach and the caustic mixed up?
Too concentrated mix I think?
Ad

harris:
never ever had that problem the grease should protect the alloy even if not it just goes black
and a good polish and sorted  never seen them go like that.

Steve P:
Me neither ... I've bleached four white sets now with no problems at all  :shocked:

What grease did you use and how long were they in the bleach. I always remove the wheels daily, wash off thoroughly and regrease the hubs before returning them to the drink

Try various grades of wet 'n' dry to smooth that hub out ... then hit it with Autosol  :daumenhoch:

funkyfresh:
It was Tesco's thin bleach. soaked for about 36 hours. The side in question was face down , at the bottom of the tub, but dont see why that should have doen anything to the grease...
 :'(

It was white lithium grease, BTW....

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