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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: jezza on December 31, 2006, 07:20 PM
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hiya guys the frame especially is quite rusted mostly suface me thinks, and its deffo goin to the chromers.
i want to prep the frame as much as possible before sending as this will save me money on the chroming job
can i:
1. sandpaper the frame to rid the surface rust. have tried on a small area first and this seems to work nicely. obviously this is marking the chrome work but seen as its going through a rechrome i didnt think this mattered.
2. I have noticed 1 ding on the seat tube will i need to get the frame stripped before i send it to be fixed.
3. Where would i send it to be fixed
Sorry for all the questions but this is a new area of resto for me, its going to be my 1st chrome bare metal resto and i want to get it right
any other advice would be greatly received
thanks and happy new year
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i will say leave the frame as is .they will take the chrome of and prep it for you.
its the only way mate
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jezza how about posting up some pics of said frame and forks matey....
from the little pics you posted up before i reckon your frame is salvagable in its present condition....with a bit of elbow grease.
Dave
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Dave
the camera is on my phone and although its a nokia n93 with a good lens it still takes crap pics. ill post the pics that were on the ebay ad.
the frame is very far gone on the surface rust i have wire wooled alot and that wont shift some of it especially around the BB. but its the ding i need to sort so i would need that stripping right?
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heres some before and afters of my most recent gen 1
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/DSCF0030-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/DSCF0031-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/DSCF0029-3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/DSCF0x017.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/DSxCF0018.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/DxSCF0016-1.jpg)
so you see, i dont believe all bikes need a rechrome, and i seem to have taken more of a different veiw in regards to survivor bikes now being the way forward
Dave
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jezza
get some wood bleach aka oxalic acid
the results are amazing
plus you can leave the decals on
might save you some £££,s on a rechrome/redecal
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nice job. 8)
i totally agree about the survivor debate. I'll give it a lot more work and see how it goes.
the only problem i see is the seat tube as its completely lost its shine, personally i think its going to need a chrome but i will get some close ups of the problem
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jezza
get some wood bleach aka oxalic acid
the results are amazing
plus you can leave the decals on
might save you some £££,s on a rechrome/redecal
sounds like a plan, where do i get it
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the wood bleach shop
lol
Dave
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220054032788&ru=http://search-completed.ebay.co.uk:80/220054032788_W0QQcatrefZC5QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQfisZ2QQflocZ1QQfposZBL53BRQQfromZR6QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfssZ0QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsacatZQ2d1QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsasltZ2QQsofocusZbsQQsspagenameZhQ3ahQ3aadvsearchQ3aUk_W0QQfviZ1
heres the ebay ad
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jezza where are you at? I have oxalic crystals and a plasterers bath that takes a frame and fork set with ease :daumenhoch:
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Lancashire any where near
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If you do go for re-chroming you can get the platers to strip the frame, then get it back and do some detailed prep work yourself. Then it goes back to them for the chroming. I have got 2 frames in the mid stage of this at the moment (they are actually getting some welding done as well so the chrome had to be re-done).
It's the way that Biagio does his re-chrome jobs. It means you arent in the hands of the platers as far as putting the time into the prep work.
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Lancashire any where near
De preston you lucky bunny ;)
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wooooooooooooo foooooooookin hooooooooooooo
jackpot
pm me ya details ill pop round, im over in bamber bridge alot im in westhoughton
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this is what i like to see.....the radbmx community in full flow...
get that bad boy oxacyic'd up see how it comes out...hit it with a bit of autosol and 0000 gauge wirer wool, and i reckon it will be spanking
oxacylic and elbow grease, from this
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/DSCF0023.jpg)
to this
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/DSCF0002-3.jpg)
good luck man
Dave
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nice one guys, ill get round to DJ's house and have a bash with the old whatever
will keep you guys posted
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Wow, that looks like great stuff. It turns a OPC into flights and makes your black tuffs go blue! :LolLolLolLol:
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Yup tis good tackle dave, did a nice job on me CW didn't change me old battered red uni turbo into a NOS one though :( :LolLolLolLol:
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Wow, that looks like great stuff. It turns a OPC into flights and makes your black tuffs go blue! :LolLolLolLol:
yip even turned my brick wall into a dining table and my grass to laminate flooring...its well good stuff.
Dave