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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: h2ggv on April 28, 2012, 08:45 PM
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Going to use these wheels on a team aero pro I'm doing the wheels are in good shape and quite clean any tips on how to get them as white as me mates false front tooth :)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv96/leeb86/030-16.jpg)
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If you don't like hard work, get them aqua blasted
or try bleaching - but comes with troubles ;D
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ive done them in the past with wet and dry sand paper at different grades
bloody hard work,but,i thought the result was well worth it :daumenhoch:
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i just wet and dried my yellow z rims, i was going to get them vapour blasted, but as i got them cheap i wanted to try a few things out that i wouldn't have dared do on a more pricey set. i soaked in wd40 for 12 hours then scrubbed with wd40, didn't do much. i then used cif with a green scubber and didn't do anything, put them in a hot dish washer cycle, came out clean but still stained. even tried BBQ cleaner on a small section then ran under the tap to dilute it, and still nothing. so got the wet and dry out and their nearly as good as new. just got a bit to do to finish them off.
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Aqua can cost but should work well
bleaching - can mostly work - but some times over cooking them can turn the more yellowy - you will need to sort out the hubs and no matter what they say "put clear grease on to protect alloy hubs" will still need to polish up a bit to take of the dulling that bleach does to them
you can use a razor if you are good with your hands - sanding as well - all this takes time
so money or hard work ? up to you
rush it and you might as well get a five year old to have a go
hard work shows, the fakes from the pro's ;)
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Thanks guys I will go for the blasting I think if I can find someone local to do it.. I'm in northeast if anyone knows a place.
Also would like to get the bars I have chromed and a few other bits
Who is the best for this :) :)
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Just hopping on the bandwagon here as I am going to be in same boat....
Never heard of Aqua blasting until the post........... companies I have seen (one in Sheff) http://www.aquablastcenter.co.uk/ seem to only mention metals....
Does Aqua Blasting work for old plastics as well?
Seen other posts on here about the dying process too....
cheers!
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Ask Discostu about the tech side of things here ;)
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Aqua blasting is water mixed with a very fine glass powder. Much finer than sand or shot that are used for other blasting. It is done in a sealed tank that has two sleeves. So you can hold the gun and and the piece to be blasted.
The dust is so fine it will only eat into the surface area a small amount. We are talking microns.
If the plastic is good under the surface the colour should come back as original. I only had it done on white tuffs do I'm unsure about any other colours. But the results speak for themselves. Mind you this was two hours work. :daumenhoch:
A clean up with Cif. And then bleach. Starting to look ok but still yellow'ey
(http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x398/rad-discostu/1989%20pk%20ripper/054.jpg)
After two hours of aqua blasting. Minty white! :daumenhoch:
(http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x398/rad-discostu/1989%20pk%20ripper/061.jpg)
Be warned though the glass dust gets everywhere so remove the freewheel, axle & bearings from the wheels. :daumenhoch:
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:wtf:
That result is amazing Discostu!! I might get my teeth done!! Anyone on here do Aqua Blasting?
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PS - Approx how much are you looking at for the job??
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That's the nasty part :-[
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Apologies to "h2gvv" for monopolising this..............
Just spoken to a company that do aqua blasting and apparently its a version of bead blasting but designed to not remove any surface? The guy I spoke to said the job for both rims (white skyway) would be between £40 and £100. He has offered to do a test section, but he is not convinced that this will work.
Anyone you can recommend?
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Snav used a brillo pad on a set of tuffs and they came out mint
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Blended Artex-You will stop on a sixpence!
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Use the search function for Sid1972's aquablasting Tuffs thread mate.
Metal magic in Barnley charged him £15 per wheel from memory and are not far off the M1 if you find yourself a bit further south? Open on sat mornings too as that's how I drop stuff off to them.
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Use the search function for Sid1972's aquablasting Tuffs thread mate.
Metal magic in Barnley charged him £15 per wheel from memory and are not far off the M1 if you find yourself a bit further south? Open on sat mornings too as that's how I drop stuff off to them.
T H A N K Y O U
That took some finding!! Never thought that Aqua and blasting was two words!! OOPS
So this is the thread..............
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=130061.25
and............. even better Barnsley is on the door step! Metal Magic!
http://www.metalmagicwheelrefurb.co.uk/
Going to be heading there this week!!! Feels like cheating a bit............. however I am not sure even Cillit Bang will restore these back to normal!
(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n640/77orange/GT/IMG_8841.jpg)
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Guys..........
Well I picked up from Metal Magic in Barnsley. Lovely team over there. Charged me £40 down a tenner from £50 as it was not what they wanted to get it. Now am in a real quandary.
HELP NEEDED :)
So..................
The wheels are off the original '85 GT Pro I bought from the US. Thus they are 27 years old. I am not expecting miracles, so may need to admit defeat. Aqua blasting has got them 90% better than they are, but against a brilliant white bike they will look $hit.
Seen a thread about White T- Cut - can try that, but could do with a plastics expert. Can these ever be white again? Oh................and they have cracks running through the hubs........
Advice please!!
Before
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After
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(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n640/77orange/IMG_9273.jpg)
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They look ace as they are - how clean do you want them :LolLolLolLol:
Yep, the lads and lasses at Metal Magic are cool :daumenhoch:
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They look ace as they are - how clean do you want them :LolLolLolLol:
Yep, the lads and lasses at Metal Magic are cool :daumenhoch:
Totally agree they are fantastic..... But I reckon I can get them blanco again... Surely!!
Metal Magic team are really cool! Good prices, and will be doing a box of rusty gold aqua blasting!!