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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: selfpreservation on April 28, 2007, 10:43 PM

Title: REFINISHING RIMS
Post by: selfpreservation on April 28, 2007, 10:43 PM

should i caustic these before polishing them proclass that is ive heard they are coated is it true ?

Title: Re: REFINISHING RIMS
Post by: login_user on April 29, 2007, 02:26 AM

They are deffo coated but not sure what it is. :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: REFINISHING RIMS
Post by: Bananaman on April 29, 2007, 08:13 AM

Proclass 3 Hard Anno :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: REFINISHING RIMS
Post by: sawzall on April 29, 2007, 01:04 PM

NORMAL PCS ARE ANNO BUT,AS BANANA MAN SAYS PC 3S ARE HARD ANNO THESE WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER TO STRIP THAN NORMAL ONES,BUT AS ALWAYS KEEP CHECKING THEM AS YOU DONT WANT TO DISOLVE THEM :shocked:

Title: Re: REFINISHING RIMS
Post by: Steve P on April 29, 2007, 01:24 PM

Defo use caustic to strip your Pro Class rims and as mentioned it will take some time as the anno is very hard  :daumenhoch:

Here's a set I restored for a mate of mine

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Pro%20Class/ProClassWheelfront.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Pro%20Class/ProClassWheelrear.jpg)

Steve