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gmac:
I reckoned that they would never get used in the state they were in, so I got the old Dylon & salt mix out again, and brought these Z-mags back from the dead  :)




They were both in a sh!t state to start with. Both had heavy brake marks from using black blocks on white rims, and also the usual smearing of the decals   ::)

The one above is how they both were. I had already cleaned one, before I decided to go and get my camera





They came up pretty well with a bit of time spent with various cleaning agents, scourers, and wet & dry





Into the deadly dip for a transformation Kat Deeley would be proud of



Looking good after a couple of hours, but I left them in overnight anyway cos it was getting late.






The final result -





Cheers

Guy   :daumenhoch:

harris:
look spot on i am doing some zs this week ran out of dylon at me shop
did you use 3 and 1/2 1b salt

gmac:
I didn't measure the salt, I just put loads in & I used 4 pots of Dylon. Maybe a bit excessive, but I just chucked in what I had  :daumenhoch:

Nana:
Will this work with z rims  :) i have a nos white and lilac could i make a matching set then ??? and what colour will make a match?

ORB:
do em black Nana then you can be sure of a decent result

4 tins is best, and you may want to go as hot as you can keep it for the Z rims Tom, i had a bit of trouble getting them to take properly till i went nuts with the heat


oh, and on another point, i tried to dye some brake blocks, and it did not work.

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