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Title: Skyways & Peroxide question?
Post by: Taipan on May 28, 2020, 05:37 PM: I have a set of very mottled white 80's skyways,probably been left in a loft or something for years so look like a blackey grey mottling on them all over! so will coating them in peroxide/cling film/sun light method be all I need to do? or not? please please please advise me before the sun goes away lol ;) :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Skyways & Peroxide question?
Post by: Ady on May 28, 2020, 06:32 PM: I did do a build thread with z rims with hair bleach..
The search bit on here is shite and you cannot put in search z rims ::)

Anyway..
Black sets especially z rims used 800/1000/1500 grade wet and dry with soapy water.
Then Wd 40 ..
Looked like new..
The White set which was faded and patchy cream colour , I just used 1000 wet and dry..
Then used loreal oxdant creame 40% vol (hair bleach) brushed this on wrapped in cling film and left on washing line in the sun for 4 days as uv light from sun acts with the cream.
It worked a treat on the White looks like new now..
You probably could do this on tuffs just cover the flanges (oh mother) with Vaseline just in case fistblump
Title: Re: Skyways & Peroxide question?
Post by: Taipan on May 28, 2020, 08:29 PM: Cheers fella,its white I'm gonna do :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Skyways & Peroxide question?
Post by: Taipan on May 29, 2020, 11:24 AM: Can anyone post a link up for me :daumenhoch: as,as Ady states the search facility ain't working for me like I mentioned a few days ago? ???

PS.Ady or anyone else ;) will the peroxide method work straight off the bat if the wheels are mottled all over with marks?
Title: Re: Skyways & Peroxide question?
Post by: Ady on May 29, 2020, 12:35 PM: Quote from: Taipan on May 29, 2020, 11:24 AM
Can anyone post a link up for me :daumenhoch: as,as Ady states the search facility ain't working for me like I mentioned a few days ago? ???

PS.Ady or anyone else ;) will the peroxide method work straight off the bat if the wheels are mottled all over with marks?

You got to remove the oxidation mate for this stuff too work . Again use high grade wet and dry or it might be patchy.

Found a few threads mate..
Knock yourself out..

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,189275.0.html

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,194453.0.html

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,4554.0.html

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,144234.0.html

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,47413.0.html

Now modified and working fistblump
Title: Re: Skyways & Peroxide question?
Post by: Ady on May 29, 2020, 12:52 PM: I don't know why those links are not working ???

Try this

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,187609.0.html