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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Gish on March 19, 2013, 11:29 AM

Title: sun chinook rims
Post by: Gish on March 19, 2013, 11:29 AM: hi fellas, i have these sun chinook rims (on TNT hubs) that are a green colour and was wondering what is the best way to strip the anno off and polish them ???

i had a quick go woth some oven pride this morning on the inside of the rim but hasnt done owt :-\

it does have a sticker on the rim saying 'hard anno' :-[

any info would be grateful

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ae76/gish_2010/001-11_zpsccf6a468.jpg)
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: pickle on March 19, 2013, 11:31 AM: As the label states.....they are hard anodised and i don't know how to get that off ???
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: GavinDavis on March 19, 2013, 11:37 AM: Hard anno I believe is a son of a gun to strip :(
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: stidds on March 19, 2013, 12:05 PM: Hard anodising is a git to remove, it can be done, but the difference between 'normal' and 'hard' anodising is that normal anodising is on the surface of the base material and hard anodising is part of the base material.

This means that when it is removed it will probably lose some of the base material also.

Probably best to not remove it.
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: Gish on March 19, 2013, 01:01 PM: Ok cheers :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: kev-s on March 19, 2013, 10:05 PM: as said they are hard anno, ive got the exact same ones on my challenger, leave em as is as you will only end up ruining them trying to strip it off
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: Betty on March 19, 2013, 10:07 PM: They don't look green?
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: Gish on March 19, 2013, 10:30 PM: Quote from: kev s on March 19, 2013, 10:05 PM
as said they are hard anno, ive got the exact same ones on my challenger, leave em as is as you will only end up ruining them trying to strip it off

I'm putting these on my challenger aswell :daumenhoch:

Got some Gt profiles off Harris today & a set of crupi rounds to go on aswell ;)

And not forgetting a loverlee vetta gel seat off Betty :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: kev-s on March 19, 2013, 11:33 PM: cool, they do look good on a challenger especially with tanwall tyres :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/bikes/IMAG0672.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/bikes/IMAG0692.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/bikes/IMAG0686.jpg)

have profiles and crupi rounds on mine oh and a vetta gel saddle too :daumenhoch:

hopefully my standard sta f+f should arrive from dan tomorrow :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: Gish on March 19, 2013, 11:37 PM: That challenger looks sweet kev :smitten:
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: kev-s on March 19, 2013, 11:52 PM: yeah rides nice too, im tempted to take it for a bowl session at southsea :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: Taipan on March 20, 2013, 10:04 AM: Challenger looks Ace :daumenhoch:

Are them wheels good then? I had some on a Dyno Vfr and didnt know if they were any good had GT hubs aswell
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: MartyC on March 20, 2013, 11:37 AM: Quote from: bullseye on March 20, 2013, 10:04 AM
Challenger looks Ace :daumenhoch:

Are them wheels good then? I had some on a Dyno Vfr and didnt know if they were any good had GT hubs aswell

Yep Carl, they are very good wheels and fairly rare these days :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: mattfx81 on March 20, 2013, 11:40 AM: Are they the newer TNT hubs Gish?

Cheers
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: Gish on March 20, 2013, 12:04 PM: Quote from: mattfx81 on March 20, 2013, 11:40 AM
Are they the newer TNT hubs Gish?

Cheers

No Matt these are the older TNT hubs ;)
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: mattfx81 on March 20, 2013, 10:46 PM: [/quote]

No Matt these are the older TNT hubs ;)
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Let us know if you want to sell them in the future :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: ron burgundy on March 22, 2013, 10:48 PM: Green ;D

Original TNT hubs, very rare :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: Taipan on March 22, 2013, 11:10 PM: Quote from: Ron '2elliot' Burgundy on March 22, 2013, 10:48 PM
Green ;D

Original TNT hubs, very rare :daumenhoch:

Rare no..... Gyrolite or MXR hubs are rare :P
Title: Re: sun chinook rims
Post by: ron burgundy on March 22, 2013, 11:42 PM: Quote from: bullseye on March 22, 2013, 11:10 PM
Quote from: Ron '2elliot' Burgundy on March 22, 2013, 10:48 PM
Green ;D

Original TNT hubs, very rare :daumenhoch:

Rare no..... Gyrolite or MXR hubs are rare :P

Do your home work :daumenhoch: