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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: lazychubs on June 16, 2009, 06:02 PM
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was the best way to clean these as spent 2 hrs on sun
and they look just as dirty as b4 lol
would wonder wheels work as they are alloy
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I've cleaned some of these up before, went from looking like they'd been in a fire to sparkling new with autosol, used a couple of old t shirts as rags, and I'm not normaly one for polishing stuff :daumenhoch:
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i know somebody who do a set with silver wheel spray and they come out mint.
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i just use solvol and a rag,they are cast so the finish will not be that shiney anyway,this is how they should look, but i can guarantee you will get sore fingers :shocked:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/radxmas2008001.jpg)
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try brasso, i did with these....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/bmxpickies253.jpg)
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mine was almost nos like condition when i got em
but they looking a tad dirty give em a good polish sun but still look dirty
dont want em shiny just factory finish lol
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Never done any myself but if they are alloy i would get them Glass bead blasted , dont confuse this with normal grit blasting which would leave a coarse finish, the glass particles are alot finer so leave a smoother finish.
In my car resto days i had a RS1600i rocker cover done and various other alloy parts and they came back like new :daumenhoch:
Maybe speak to a metal finishers just to make sure they are suitable ;)
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heres a pict i took sat they look really clean but are very dull looking
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v340/lazychubs/bikes/12062009140.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v340/lazychubs/bikes/12062009139.jpg)
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dont want em shiny just factory finish lol
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More of a reason to go down the glass bead blast route, thats the finish you will get ie not polished etc. :daumenhoch:
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dont want em shiny just factory finish lol
More of a reason to go down the glass bead blast route, thats the finish you will get ie not polished etc. :daumenhoch:
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cheers mate will aske me mate across the rd from work as they use one for cleaning gearboxes
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Dunno if it would help but a really good scrub with washing up liquid might get them looking better. Any polish left in the rough bits will go black. I often clean up stuff thats been machined like this and it aleays look better afterwards.