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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: rad_pitt on February 18, 2012, 12:11 AM
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Hey chaps,
Picked up a pair of tatty white Mike Buff zeddies before Christmas. Over the last couple of weeks i've set about restoring them.
This is how I got them - a nice shade of brown:
(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee368/rad_pitt/0dbd326a.jpg)
Then meticulously sanded the arse out of it in various grades of wet and dry, before dunking it in bleach for a week. It came out pretty well, as white as I'll get it anyway:
(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee368/rad_pitt/959ca2ed.jpg)
(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee368/rad_pitt/76807c0b.jpg)
I picked up some stencils from 41thirty.com (if anyone has a lone stencil, could you throw it my way please?):
(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee368/rad_pitt/b494d823.jpg)
Applied the stencils and masked the rim off for spraying - gave it two coats:
(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee368/rad_pitt/8ff51e5c.jpg)
Left it to dry for a few hours, and it came out pretty well I think. After seeing Adams NOS zeddies which were aligned to the valve cap, I thought I'd do mine the same:
(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee368/rad_pitt/2cd3cc95.jpg)
(http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee368/rad_pitt/0d623b65.jpg)
I took one stencil off too soon after, and fooked it on the rear, so if anyone has a spare stencil, give us a shout ::) :LolLolLolLol:
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Looking very sweet there and i bet in the hand they look great close up
it's amazing to see what they looked like before all dirty and scuffed - they they turn up a cool white and smooth :twisted:
interesting to see what stencils look like when done - are you going to ride them ?
Top Work ;)
i did a set or AKGoff /Adam on RAD a little while ago - it was great to see them come up so white after working on them - then i had to put decals on and it brought them to life
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/BMX%20MAG%20WHEELS/SNC10063.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/BMX%20MAG%20WHEELS/SNC10064.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/BMX%20MAG%20WHEELS/SNC10066.jpg)
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Yours look superb B :shocked: I'll get some pics in the daylight and show the comparison. I fancied doing something different so opted for the stencil. Look pretty good up close.
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so can you ride on them ? will it smudge or just wear down ?
I have my own black set to sort out - would like to ride them but this is the first time i have seen stencils and what they are like
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My guess is that it will smudge. I may end up riding these by the end of the summer, so I'll let you know ;)
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cracking job on the zeds tom what a difference
what grade paper did you finish with ? :daumenhoch:
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Nice job. I love a restoration thread. :4_17_5:
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awesome job, well done for taking the time to do that, and by the way, i didnt sand them.... :LolLolLolLol:
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Well done lads. :daumenhoch:
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Very good :daumenhoch:
Like the stenciling ;)
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Good job... :daumenhoch:
But.... Mike Buff zeds were an off white originally like in your first pic... they look too white now... :-\
Sorry... :police:
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Good job... :daumenhoch:
But.... Mike Buff zeds were an off white originally like in your first pic... they look too white now... :-\
Sorry... :police:
Yeah, but to be fair, he's not stencilled them up as Buff's, so without seeing the 1st pic nobody would tell. :daumenhoch:
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Good job... :daumenhoch:
But.... Mike Buff zeds were an off white originally like in your first pic... they look too white now... :-\
Sorry... :police:
They're still off white, certainly not brilliant white, just a lot cleaner - there was no way I was going to use them as they were - they were fooking scabby! :LolLolLolLol:
Cheers for the comments chaps!
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It was a brave attempt stencilling Tom as i've seen plenty of posts on here from members saying that they wish they hadn't bothered and gone for decals. :daumenhoch:
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they look sweet mate :daumenhoch:
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It was a brave attempt stencilling Tom as i've seen plenty of posts on here from members saying that they wish they hadn't bothered and gone for decals. :daumenhoch:
Cheers Dan - thought I'd give it a go, at worst I thought I could strip them again. Kicking myself for taking one off too soon on the back - smudged it slightly, so may have to get another stencil from somewhere.
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Good job... :daumenhoch:
But.... Mike Buff zeds were an off white originally like in your first pic... they look too white now... :-\
Sorry... :police:
Yeah, but to be fair, he's not stencilled them up as Buff's, so without seeing the 1st pic nobody would tell. :daumenhoch:
Oh yeah... :-[
Glad i don't build os bikes anymore, gets far too critical on ere... :LolLolLolLol: