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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: rollin72 on August 29, 2009, 08:36 PM

Title: resto day
Post by: rollin72 on August 29, 2009, 08:36 PM

been a busy lad today, first off a well hammered pair of z-hubs and redline cranks

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp287/rollin72/PICT0519.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp287/rollin72/PICT0520.jpg)
loads of nitromors and scrubbing with wire wool and..
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp287/rollin72/PICT0527.jpg)
they're now ready for painting and re-chroming

next a pair of nasty looking white z-rims

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp287/rollin72/PICT0512.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp287/rollin72/PICT0514.jpg)
scrubbed with cream cleaner, 120 grit sandpaper and 1500 wet and dry until my fingers bled and rubbed off my fingerprints :crazy2:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp287/rollin72/PICT0518.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp287/rollin72/PICT0517.jpg)
ive never seen a pair of zeds look this white, they came up mint...but...

then i dyed em blue >:D

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp287/rollin72/PICT0522.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp287/rollin72/PICT0526.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp287/rollin72/PICT0524.jpg)

I used 6 tubs of no.16 arabian knight dylon and 3 bottles of salt, they look a bit darker in real life. Im well pleased with how they turned out, cant wait to build em up now. I thank you gaz :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: steve Beech TA on August 29, 2009, 08:42 PM

WOW :shocked:  them Z'ssss look sweet as fcuk cant believe how white they came out. excellent end result  :smitten:

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: James Nada on August 29, 2009, 08:46 PM

Amazing job on those Z-rims!!!!

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: rollin72 on August 29, 2009, 08:58 PM

Quote from: Glen on August 29, 2009, 08:48 PM

:shocked: :shocked:   SWeeet job mate!  Are those 401 flights?

I wish they were glen but unfortunately not, they're double pinch :-[

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: GTnumber1 on August 29, 2009, 10:32 PM

man tose zs looked fookin white top job with the blue  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: HARODAVE on August 29, 2009, 10:46 PM

Superb work Gaz , i`ve got some redline prolines i want to strip ..were yours chromed or painted?

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: Del on August 29, 2009, 11:26 PM

nice one gaz, I saw the Z rims/hubs when you bbought them off the Sheriff at Hartlepool so I know how good a resto on those rim you've done.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: rollin72 on August 29, 2009, 11:46 PM

nice1 del, alot of prep went into them, though ive just noticed my camera settings on black and white for the just scrubbed clean shot >:D
they did come up really white and i was going to leave them but they had some bad stains on them which i couldnt get out, and id already planned on dyeing them, im glad i did as they look mint :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: NORTY40 on August 30, 2009, 01:45 AM

Top resto on the all the bits mate but them Z's are  :4_17_5:   :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: MartyC on August 30, 2009, 04:14 AM

They have come really nice  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: Dark Diggler on August 31, 2009, 05:29 PM

Looking good  :4_17_5:

Bring em to the Dungeon when you are ready, wear something red  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: neiljonarcus on August 31, 2009, 07:51 PM

just love resto work like that well done mr  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: crazycraig on August 31, 2009, 07:54 PM

Top work  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: resto day
Post by: trasher on August 31, 2009, 07:56 PM

goto love a resto day top work fellow  :daumenhoch: