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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: stevochb on June 16, 2009, 02:59 PM

Title: PRO CLASS WHEELS
Post by: stevochb on June 16, 2009, 02:59 PM

IS THERE A WAY TO GET THESE MARKS OF THE RIMS, TRIED USING LEMSOLVE THEN AUTOSOL BETTER THAN THEY WERE BUT STILL NOT HAPPY.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv191/stevochb/SDC10288.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv191/stevochb/SDC10287-1.jpg)
GRATEFUL FOR ANY HELP. CHEERS STEVE.

Title: Re: PRO CLASS WHEELS
Post by: Bigfrawg on June 16, 2009, 03:01 PM

re-chrome is the only way to save them bud i'm afraid

Title: Re: PRO CLASS WHEELS
Post by: bobafett on June 16, 2009, 09:31 PM

They look like they could be steel pro-class them mate  :-\ If they are then bigfrawg is right - re-chrome is your only solution.
If they were alloy you could go throught the wet n dry grades and polish to a shine  8)

Title: Re: PRO CLASS WHEELS
Post by: Brandy Truffle on June 16, 2009, 10:58 PM

yup, them be steels........ what you see is brake rub through the chrome, exposing the nickel then the steel. The chrome wont discolour,neither will the nickel,so what you see is oxidation where its gone through to the steel...

Title: Re: PRO CLASS WHEELS
Post by: dordymush on June 16, 2009, 11:02 PM

you could get em powdered as well for another option to a rechrome.

Title: Re: PRO CLASS WHEELS
Post by: stevochb on June 17, 2009, 12:09 AM

thanks for the replies gents.