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Title: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: Steve P on July 21, 2008, 08:20 PM: Just got these delivered from 'harorider' ... thanks Paul :daumenhoch:

BEFORE - NOS but well faded

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/ZRim_Before1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/ZRim_Before2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/ZRim_Before3.jpg)

DURING - the good old salt 'n' Dylon treatment

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/ZRim_During1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/ZRim_During2.jpg)

AFTER - well chuffed :shocked:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/ZRim_After3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/ZRim_After2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/ZRim_After1.jpg)

Steve
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: lazychubs on July 21, 2008, 08:21 PM: they have come up a treat steve nice one
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: harris on July 21, 2008, 08:23 PM: :) they look great
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: daz bmx it! on July 21, 2008, 08:24 PM: look good buddy :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: Mattdub on July 21, 2008, 08:27 PM: lookin' very nice Steve ;)
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: sawzall on July 21, 2008, 08:28 PM: nice job steve,can't beat a bit of resto :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: CD17 on July 21, 2008, 08:28 PM: They look great Steve :daumenhoch:

Have a word with Del, he gave me some decals for Zs :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: Steve P on July 21, 2008, 08:33 PM: Quote from: wish id kept my TA on July 21, 2008, 08:28 PM
Have a word with Del, he gave me some decals for Zs

Chris ... these are the early Z's which didn't have side logos :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: Stodgy on July 21, 2008, 08:36 PM: You are the resto man steve - nice one buddy
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: PHIPPSIO on July 21, 2008, 09:05 PM: Great job Steve, i have a pair exactly the same, patent pending with no branding.

Dylon really is the answer then :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: jT Racing on July 21, 2008, 11:47 PM: cool. got an NOS set downstairs looking as sad as they did. know i know what to do. pat pending also so no declas needed. thanks for the inspiration. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: poolysheriff on July 22, 2008, 04:59 PM: Steve they look fantastic :smitten:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: Steve P on July 22, 2008, 06:32 PM: Thanks for your comments guys ... I've just finished building the Z's so that's another job done :smitten:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/ZRim_Built3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/ZRim_Built2.jpg)

Right then ... on to the next project ::)

Steve
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: MartyC on July 23, 2008, 01:56 PM: Fook me Stevo, is there no resto you can't do a top job on?

Look brill mate :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: sawzall on September 10, 2008, 07:44 PM: 8) :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: crazycraig on September 10, 2008, 07:50 PM: Pre 83 unstamped ...........Very nice :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: muddstud on September 10, 2008, 07:51 PM: Very nice mate is it posible to do it from cream to white
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: kdw712 on September 11, 2008, 04:18 PM: WOW

they came out good :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: DR VINOAH on September 11, 2008, 04:38 PM: woop woop
beep beep
toot toot :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: Steve P on September 11, 2008, 04:39 PM: Thanks again for the comments guys :daumenhoch: I've got a red set undergoing the same treatment now :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: crazycraig on September 11, 2008, 04:56 PM: Quote from: Steve P on September 11, 2008, 04:39 PM
Thanks again for the comments guys :daumenhoch: I've got a red set undergoing the same treatment now :coolsmiley:

Show off ........

When i first got into OS bmx Z's was all i had ......I dont even own one set now :-\

I do love z's :smitten:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: jT Racing on September 11, 2008, 05:13 PM: buy my pre 83's craig. send em to stevo for a resto and hey presto they will look the besto ???
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: crazycraig on September 11, 2008, 05:22 PM: Quote from: J.T.RACING on September 11, 2008, 05:13 PM
buy my pre 83's craig. send em to stevo for a resto and hey presto they will look the besto ???
My mate bigtimerob has a set of NOS ones in blue that i imported from the USA ...............Im not in the market to buy anthing at the moment :-\
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: Steve P on September 12, 2008, 11:45 PM: Here's the red Z's I'm restoring :)

BEFORE ... a bit grubby and well faded

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/RedZsBefore_1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/RedZsBefore_2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/RedZsBefore_3.jpg)

DURING ... they've now been stripped, cleaned and drowned in the red stuff

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/RedZsDuring_1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/RedZsDuring_2.jpg)

More pics to follow soon :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: Steve P on September 13, 2008, 12:23 PM: All done ... good old Dylon does it again :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/RedZsAfter_4.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/RedZsAfter_2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Wheels/RedZsAfter_5.jpg)
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: Steve P on September 13, 2008, 12:33 PM: Quote from: haro-os-boy on September 13, 2008, 12:26 PM
Were they cooked or was that a cold water job?

Thanks Bru ... they've turned out real nice which I wasn't expecting if I'm totally honest ;)

I used boiling water from the kettle and just enough to cover both rims :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just Restored These Z's
Post by: Steve P on September 13, 2008, 12:39 PM: Quote from: haro-os-boy on September 13, 2008, 12:37 PM
You building them up today then?

Not today I'm afraid mate ... I promised her indoors I'd get some more decorating done this weekend ??? :(