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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: aditup2004 on January 03, 2006, 08:20 PM

Title: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: aditup2004 on January 03, 2006, 08:20 PM

I am in the process of refurbin some silver DX's, but cannot decide on the finish. I have cleaned and polished them, but they just don't look right. Should I just go for a light sandblast finish, or stick with the polished look. Got no pics just yet. Ad :santa_undecided:

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: ORB on January 03, 2006, 08:29 PM

paint them white with tippex.

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: aditup2004 on January 03, 2006, 08:31 PM

Never thought of that, what a typically ORB sugestion. :2gunsfiring_v1:
 :santa_grin: :santa_afro: Ad

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: Bob_Acid on January 03, 2006, 08:31 PM

 ;D

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: ORB on January 03, 2006, 08:34 PM

ok,

paint em black with blackboard paint.

Then when bored, you can take your crayola chalks out of your bum bag and change the colour, or draw:

- cat
- house
- daddy
- mummy

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: crazycraig on January 03, 2006, 08:37 PM

stonefleck was late eightys ;D

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: motomagII on January 03, 2006, 08:42 PM

hey adam a sensible reply .strip them and get them powdered black or summat solid colour they look like new them .

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: gmac on January 03, 2006, 08:51 PM

Ad, what have you used to tidy up the ends ? How bad were they to start with ?

I've got a couple of pairs that I need to sort, so could benefit from your experience bud  :santa_afro:

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: aditup2004 on January 03, 2006, 09:02 PM

Used a file, Dremel, wire brush, emery tape, very fine wet and dry. Then a polishing wheel on my bench grinder, and to finish (but not fitted yet) some new end caps off RAKAS.  :santa_afro: Ad

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: gmac on January 03, 2006, 09:03 PM

I've got the end caps, just haven't attempted any of the rest yet  :-[

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: rakas17 on January 03, 2006, 09:34 PM

when your rubbin em with wet and dry you wanna double side you sand paper to a block, this way you'll keep the angular look on the ends..  i've also discovered that if i turn down the pressure on my sand blaster you can make a polished pedal look more like it should (not highly polished and not flat dull silver) i think with mine i'm gonna 2pac lacquer them with some blue ink in the paint .... i haven't tried it yet bet i reckon it's gonna look like it just came out the box.. ;)

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: gmac on January 03, 2006, 10:22 PM

How about I just send you mine to do then ?  ;) :santa_afro:

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: theRuler on January 03, 2006, 10:23 PM

tar and feather them

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: rakas17 on January 03, 2006, 10:26 PM

grand a pair to you guy.. ;D    worth every penny.. anyway i cant have your gen1 looking better than mine ;)

Title: Re: Shimano DX Refurb?
Post by: gmac on January 03, 2006, 10:34 PM

Doh !

 ;D