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Title: Making odd Dia Compe brakes into a set - Oven Pride Stylee.......
Post by: bobafett on March 08, 2009, 12:13 AM
Had some non matching Dia Compe brake components and decided to give them an Oven Pride make-over  :)

Started as - Gold used DC1020, faded used bare DC890 and a pare of pretty decent DC pre-bent levers in blue :

(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/dc_stage1.jpg)

Gave them all (apart from the bare 890) a good rub over with oven pride an let it soak in........ kept working them with the rubber gloves (pardon !) :

(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/dc_stage2.jpg)

Finally gave them all a very quick polish with autosol and voila :

(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/dc_stage3.jpg)

I reckon a bit more polishing is needed and the 1020 might need another quick dose of oven pride as there are a few bits remaining but not bad for 20mins work  :)

Title: Re: Making odd Dia Compe brakes into a set - Oven Pride Stylee.......
Post by: Gary72 on March 08, 2009, 10:12 PM
Get them on a polishing wheel and bling them up :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Making odd Dia Compe brakes into a set - Oven Pride Stylee.......
Post by: brass monkey! on March 08, 2009, 10:24 PM
how long did you leave the oven pride on for?

i need to do some rims.... :)
Title: Re: Making odd Dia Compe brakes into a set - Oven Pride Stylee.......
Post by: bobafett on March 08, 2009, 11:08 PM
how long did you leave the oven pride on for?
i need to do some rims.... :)

Didn't go for the "in-the-bag" method - went for the "apply-with-gloves" method...... so i could keep an eye on what was going on !
Didn't take long at all - just kept rubbing all-over every 30 seconds or so, soon comes off  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Making odd Dia Compe brakes into a set - Oven Pride Stylee.......
Post by: bobafett on March 08, 2009, 11:08 PM
Get them on a polishing wheel and bling them up :daumenhoch:

That's the plan  :LolLolLolLol:  :daumenhoch:
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