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Title: Sandblasting Tuff Wheels
Post by: Swivel on July 08, 2017, 03:50 PM
Hi. I have a set of tuffs, got as much paint off of them as possible but now nothing is shifting. I don't want to spend 2 days rubbing them down  :-\

Has anyone done sandblasting on them before? Does it kill the tuffs?

Kind regards,

Matt  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Sandblasting Tuff Wheels
Post by: Bob_Acid on July 08, 2017, 06:02 PM
You can definitely do it, have seen a few posts about it over the years in various sites. Not sure about what media people used though
Title: Re: Sandblasting Tuff Wheels
Post by: oldschoolace on July 08, 2017, 07:05 PM
Think the general consensus is walnut shell as a blast media
Title: Re: Sandblasting Tuff Wheels
Post by: Spen69 on July 09, 2017, 07:50 AM
Matt do a search on Aquablasting in the tech and resto section. I think it was originally startled by Sid1972 from memory. Anyway done it loads of times and for other folks on here too when I used to drive past a place not too far from me. Even did a set of Z-rims and they come up brilliant, like new  :daumenhoch:

Actually it's in the stickies and took me less than 30 secs to find it so here you go mate :coolsmiley:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,130061.0.html

Right, back to sleep now. Don't forget to remove your freewheen, spindles & bearings or they'll be full of little plastic beads when they come back!

Spen 8)
Title: Re: Sandblasting Tuff Wheels
Post by: Swivel on July 14, 2017, 09:24 AM
Matt do a search on Aquablasting in the tech and resto section. I think it was originally startled by Sid1972 from memory. Anyway done it loads of times and for other folks on here too when I used to drive past a place not too far from me. Even did a set of Z-rims and they come up brilliant, like new  :daumenhoch:

Actually it's in the stickies and took me less than 30 secs to find it so here you go mate :coolsmiley:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,130061.0.html

Right, back to sleep now. Don't forget to remove your freewheen, spindles & bearings or they'll be full of little plastic beads when they come back!

Spen 8)

Thanks for everyone's replies and also your's Spen, hopefully see you at MK my good friend  :daumenhoch: :D
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