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Title: Will Oxalic Acid restore these ??
Post by: brass monkey! on April 30, 2008, 09:32 PM
never used the stuff, but am thinking of trying it on some Torker Pro bars i recently acquired. I was going to get them stripped and re-chromed, but is giving them a nice Oxalic Bath an option? Will it bring the chrome up gleaming ?

The bars have no major scratches, just minor surface scrathes and have that water spot look in patches and some of the chrome has lost it's 'zing' in its ding-a-ling !

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g48/noahnhenrysdad/P1010104.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g48/noahnhenrysdad/P1010108.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g48/noahnhenrysdad/P1010107.jpg)

thanks
Matt
Title: Re: Will Oxalic Acid restore these ??
Post by: MartyC on April 30, 2008, 09:43 PM
Yes, it will have a significant impact on the grime and any rusty/discoloured bits but you will still need to give it a damn good polish afterwards  :daumenhoch:.

I don't have any pics of my Robinson yet but it came out looking like a new frame and fork  :).
Title: Re: Will Oxalic Acid restore these ??
Post by: lazychubs on April 30, 2008, 09:54 PM
no it will ruin em matt best give em to me for my torker lol
what marty said ya jammy git
Title: Re: Will Oxalic Acid restore these ??
Post by: brass monkey! on April 30, 2008, 09:54 PM
thanks Marty  :)



how much would i need to buy ? Would a KG be enough for  these?
Title: Re: Will Oxalic Acid restore these ??
Post by: brass monkey! on April 30, 2008, 09:56 PM
no it will ruin em matt best give em to me for my torker lol
what marty said ya jammy git

Rhys,

gonna make ya sick here mate,

I paid........£35 for em, inc shipping from the US !  :shocked:  :angel:
Title: Re: Will Oxalic Acid restore these ??
Post by: MartyC on April 30, 2008, 09:56 PM
I rather cheekily got Munners to do it for me  :-[, but I would guess that 1kg would be more than enough for a pair of bars  :daumenhoch:.
Title: Re: Will Oxalic Acid restore these ??
Post by: brass monkey! on April 30, 2008, 09:58 PM
I rather cheekily got Munners to do it for me  :-[, but I would guess that 1kg would be more than enough for a pair of bars  :daumenhoch:.


hmmmm, Oh Nick !!  ;D where are ya mate  :) :)
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