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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: dwain dibbly on June 11, 2008, 08:50 PM

Title: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: dwain dibbly on June 11, 2008, 08:50 PM: has anyone painted there skyway hubs gold??
thought i may give it ago. what would the best paint be to use?
any pics of some already done??
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: CD17 on June 11, 2008, 08:57 PM: I got some anodized Gold on this....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b366/claire169/IMG_2454.jpg)
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: dwain dibbly on June 11, 2008, 09:04 PM: did you have to remove them? are they now bolted?
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: CD17 on June 11, 2008, 09:30 PM: Yes you do have to remove them to Anodize them & yes they are bolted at the moment, but were working on getting new Rivets ???
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: CD17 on June 11, 2008, 09:31 PM: But they do look really good :angel:
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: 2020mad on June 11, 2008, 09:41 PM: If you find anyone who can do rivets, let me know :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: pickle on June 11, 2008, 10:01 PM: i would do white tuffs with blue hubs :smitten:

black with gold :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: dwain dibbly on June 11, 2008, 10:04 PM: Quote from: pickle on June 11, 2008, 10:01 PM
i would do white tuffs with blue hubs :smitten:

black with gold :daumenhoch:
thats what im going for . black and gold :smitten:
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: 2020mad on June 11, 2008, 10:05 PM: red with gold 8) or green with gold.
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: spectre on June 12, 2008, 12:28 AM: Quote from: wish id kept my TA on June 11, 2008, 09:31 PM
But they do look really good :angel:

closeups! :D
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: lazychubs on June 12, 2008, 08:07 AM: theres a machine shop in south woodham ferrers reckons he can rerivet tuffs
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: brass monkey! on June 12, 2008, 12:39 PM: Quote from: 2020mad on June 11, 2008, 10:05 PM
red with gold 8) or green with gold.

Jah !!! Rastaman !!
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: gjs on June 12, 2008, 10:41 PM: made some campy lookalike centres and painted them with the little humbrol tins,used an airbrush,and 3 or 4 coats then laquer on top,rivets are standard ally turned down on ends,dome part is a headset cup machined down :daumenhoch:
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b375/nogoodthis/DSCF0232.jpg)
Title: Re: GOLD SKYWAY HUBS??
Post by: meticulous on June 13, 2008, 06:06 PM: loads of knock off graffites will turn up though when someone sorts out the rivit problem :'(