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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: FAZE3 on February 17, 2013, 09:34 PM

Title: water jet blasting
Post by: FAZE3 on February 17, 2013, 09:34 PM: I've heard the phase mentioned a bit, for turning cream stuff back to white, seat/ tuffs etc.

Anybody tried this, or know where to get it done? or am I better off bleaching?

Any help welcome ;)
Title: Re: water jet blasting
Post by: deeman on February 17, 2013, 09:41 PM: I will be going down this route very shortly with a pair of ally hubbed white tuffs,another radster recommended i send them to metal magic in Barnsley,google it they are meant to be reasonable pricewise.I will be sending mine there.I tried bleaching a set of Acorn mags and it didn't work and ruined the surface and softened the plastic,I wasn't keen on it. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: water jet blasting
Post by: Spen69 on February 17, 2013, 10:20 PM: Yep, Metal Magic are charging £25 a pair for me at the moment but I take a lot of stuff to them so they might want a bit more to less regular folk? Took some actual mag wheels (Pirahna banana mags) there the other day for my brother and holy crap, just wait until you see how well they came out. Like new is an understatement :shocked:
Title: Re: water jet blasting
Post by: deeman on February 17, 2013, 10:37 PM: Quote from: Spen69 on February 17, 2013, 10:20 PM
Yep, Metal Magic are charging £25 a pair for me at the moment but I take a lot of stuff to them so they might want a bit more to less regular folk? Took some actual mag wheels (Pirahna banana mags) there the other day for my brother and holy crap, just wait until you see how well they came out. Like new is an understatement :shocked:

good to know Spen,nice one :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: water jet blasting
Post by: FAZE3 on February 18, 2013, 01:31 PM: Yeah very useful Spen ;) I have some white tuffs as well Deeman, so perhaps I'll give um a try.

Wonder if they could bring a set back to life as well?
Title: Re: water jet blasting
Post by: Funkyworm on February 18, 2013, 03:08 PM: Wish I had seen this a few days ago,

I just bleached some white ogk's , I greased up the metal parts of the wheel but the bleach still attached & corroded them to a degree.

Ah well they were only cheapies ! ^"^
Title: Re: water jet blasting
Post by: Sid1972 on February 18, 2013, 03:59 PM: here you go, original thread ;)

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=130061.0
Title: Re: water jet blasting
Post by: FAZE3 on February 18, 2013, 04:20 PM: Top stuff SID ;)

I'll give um a call. Thanks mate.
Title: Re: water jet blasting
Post by: animal on February 18, 2013, 08:16 PM: Spen got mine done 4 me at that place and they came out pukka ;)
Title: Re: water jet blasting
Post by: deeman on February 18, 2013, 08:34 PM: Been doing a bit more reading on this.My wheels are not dirty,they are just a little yellow or beigey.will this treatment bring them back whiter as i thought?? :-\
Title: Re: water jet blasting
Post by: animal on February 18, 2013, 08:45 PM: These r mine they were Steve69's I think and were a dirty as and yellow ::) They r now minty white :smitten:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=155437.msg1538662#msg1538662