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Title: MKS grafite pedals NOW TRADING
Post by: oldsky on November 06, 2006, 08:04 PM: These came today and are going on a show bike but although NOS never mounted blah de blah - they're a nice shade of cream instread of white :tickedoff: I havent got a clue what grafite is so would they be bleachable or do I just out em?
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b244/oldsky/mks.jpg)
Ta
Andy

Now trading heres a link
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=22715.0
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedal help please
Post by: selfpreservation on November 06, 2006, 08:08 PM: bleach should clean them try a small spot first, i thought graphite was a charcoal grey colour i dunno how they got them white if theyre made of graphite
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedal help please
Post by: oldsky on November 06, 2006, 08:26 PM: Yeah I'd never seen white ones before - thats why I went for them. Oh well, Bleach here I come!

Thanks

Andy
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedal help please
Post by: oldsky on November 06, 2006, 09:57 PM: how do I know the right concentration of bleach or is it pot luck? ???
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedal help please
Post by: lazychubs on November 06, 2006, 09:59 PM: fink most do it neat mate
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedal help please
Post by: Waxintaxin on November 06, 2006, 09:59 PM: I bet they would dye black

Rich
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedal help please
Post by: selfpreservation on November 06, 2006, 10:00 PM: Quote from: Waxintaxin on November 06, 2006, 09:59 PM
I bet they would dye black

Rich
thats what i was thinking
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedal help please
Post by: oldsky on November 06, 2006, 10:00 PM: Quote from: Lazychubs on November 06, 2006, 09:59 PM
fink most do it neat mate
Blimey - really :shocked:
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedal help please
Post by: lazychubs on November 06, 2006, 10:05 PM: read daves tuff resto im sure he uses neat bleach on em
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedal help please
Post by: Nosnod on November 06, 2006, 10:46 PM: I used neat bleach on my tuffs and kept them submerged for a week
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedal help please
Post by: kdw712 on November 07, 2006, 02:14 PM: sure i've seen a set of those done black the usual way (dylon, salt, lots of salt ........................)
then just sort the end caps out

sandro may have done some ages ago
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedal help please
Post by: DR VINOAH on November 07, 2006, 03:04 PM: jeez man

dont bleach em

and deffo dont dye em

leave as is

all that character ,nos and all :4_17_5:
Title: Re: MKS grafite pedals NOW TRADING
Post by: oldsky on November 11, 2006, 09:53 PM: Now trading heres a link :daumenhoch:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=22715.0