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Title: sunday restoration tuff 11's
Post by: trasher on October 12, 2008, 08:30 PM

got myself a set of skyways that needed some tlc ,,,,couple of weeks ago i dyed them with terrible results  :tickedoff:
they had dark areas on them ,and when i scratched them with my nail the surface came off
so out came a little kitcken knife ,the scrapping started ,then loads of wet and dry ,,5 hours later iv got one side of one wheel  done  :idiot2:
is it worth all the effort  :'( oh and my nails are shot ,,,thats my cross dressing on hold for a while  ::)
p.s the lighter area is the renovated bit  :buck2:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/IMG_0050.jpg)

they look orange but are red
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/IMG_0051.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/IMG_0052.jpg)

Title: Re: sunday restoration tuff 11's
Post by: jono on October 13, 2008, 02:32 AM

Wow looks like you have u your work cut out  ;)

Title: Re: sunday restoration tuff 11's
Post by: Bob_Acid on October 13, 2008, 03:18 AM

Good job. i did a set of white tuffs a little while ago and they've come out great. Takes ages but it's better than doing DIY :)

Title: Re: sunday restoration tuff 11's
Post by: MartyC on October 13, 2008, 04:56 AM

How hot was the dye solution?  The first time I re-dyed my yellow ones yellow it didn;t work too well, more salt and more hot water did the trick at the 2nd attempt.

Alternatively, try finding someone that does media blasting, not as harsh as sand or bead blasting and should bring them up a treat without hurting your fingers too much  ;).  I'd cover the hubs though with some padding or other suitable covering to protect them  :).

Title: Re: sunday restoration tuff 11's
Post by: trasher on October 13, 2008, 06:34 PM

cheers guys ,the water was bioling 10litres  on the 6 burner stove , the misses thought i was losing it ,,
and i has about 750g of salt ,,im sure if the wheels where good it would have worked
its almost like the first 2mm of composite had broken down over the years

thought about media blasting ,but i cant find anyone around hear , and starts getting pricey when you have to send stuff away

cheers
glen

Title: Re: sunday restoration tuff 11's
Post by: Bob_Acid on October 15, 2008, 04:36 AM

Elbow grease glen. works wonders mate  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: sunday restoration tuff 11's
Post by: 2020mad on October 17, 2008, 07:50 AM

Job satisfaction and keeping warm on a cold winters evening, i have about 7 pairs to do, may save me a few quid in heating tho this winter, :LolLolLolLol:.    looking good tho, keep at it. :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: sunday restoration tuff 11's
Post by: sweetbeats on October 17, 2008, 05:21 PM

Looking good :daumenhoch:

My missus has some nice stick on nails you can have Grrrrrrrrrrrr NOS  :D