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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Zippy on February 12, 2007, 11:39 AM

Title: Skyway Restoration
Post by: Zippy on February 12, 2007, 11:39 AM

Well I got these the other day and thought I'd try and restore them to their former glory.

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y80/hondadominator/DSCF0001.jpg)

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y80/hondadominator/DSCF0003.jpg)

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y80/hondadominator/DSCF0002.jpg)

Well what do you think are they restorable or has time taken it's toll too much.

Title: Re: Skyway Restoration
Post by: LXIX on February 12, 2007, 11:43 AM

restore them  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: Skyway Restoration
Post by: kdw712 on February 12, 2007, 11:45 AM

bleach 'em
take a while but should do the trick

sure theres been a thread about it on here before
by Rom bloke maybe ?

Title: Re: Skyway Restoration
Post by: dordymush on February 12, 2007, 11:51 AM

thats the worst i've ever saw.
be good to see how they come out.
i'd give them a good ole scrubbing with jif or something first then bleach em.

Title: Re: Skyway Restoration
Post by: bmxmatt1974 on February 12, 2007, 11:52 AM

dump the skyway and restore the burner  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Skyway Restoration
Post by: Zippy on February 12, 2007, 11:58 AM

Well the front one was in the same condition and came up like this after scrubbing and partial bleaching (by the ever excellent Wolfybmx). Just need to be dyed now. What colour shall I do them?

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y80/hondadominator/DSCF0004.jpg)

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y80/hondadominator/DSCF0005.jpg)

Title: Re: Skyway Restoration
Post by: theRuler on February 12, 2007, 12:01 PM

fook ME

were they yellow?

they'll clean up. then you'll have some tidy burner wheels!!

you gonna resto the frameset too?

Title: Re: Skyway Restoration
Post by: dordymush on February 12, 2007, 12:52 PM

dont dye em blue or you'll have ten thousand pm's off rombloke dave after em lol.

Title: Re: Skyway Restoration
Post by: Zippy on February 12, 2007, 12:58 PM

I've got a Red Burner and two Blue Burner frames so i was thinking of doing a variation on a theme nd making a Red Tuff Burner.

Title: Re: Skyway Restoration
Post by: phantom photon on February 12, 2007, 02:40 PM

Looks like it was dragged from the bottom of a canal  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Skyway Restoration
Post by: Zippy on February 12, 2007, 04:10 PM

It was dumped in a bush aparently, who knows how long it had been there.