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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: bobafett on November 26, 2009, 03:37 PM

Title: Dia Compe brakes restoration..........
Post by: bobafett on November 26, 2009, 03:37 PM

Had some battered n scratched DC890/1020's n levers with rusty hardware - decided to spruce them up  :)

Original battered bits stripped down :

(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/resto/DCbrakes01.jpg)


Rusty hardware into lemon juice for a day...

Yum  :buck2:

(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/resto/DCbrakes02.jpg)


Hardware out of the lemon juice......

And a little rub down  :-*

(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/resto/DCbrakes03.jpg)


Next the calipers n levers............

Oven prided and feeling sorry for themselves........

(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/resto/DCbrakes04.jpg)


Quick hand polish with everbodys favourite polishing paste...........

And everything re-assembled  :)

(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/resto/DCbrakes05.jpg)

 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Dia Compe brakes restoration..........
Post by: neiljonarcus on November 26, 2009, 03:41 PM

well done mr goosey goosey top job john i love a bit of resto mate .       RADBMX  KEEPING OLD STUFF ALIVE   :Great_Britain:

Title: Re: Dia Compe brakes restoration..........
Post by: xGoose on November 26, 2009, 03:44 PM

nice resto!  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Dia Compe brakes restoration..........
Post by: Bob_Acid on November 26, 2009, 04:10 PM

good job  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Dia Compe brakes restoration..........
Post by: NORTY40 on November 26, 2009, 06:39 PM

Great work John , 100% better mate  :daumenhoch:

Lemon juice is top stuff  :smitten:  

Title: Re: Dia Compe brakes restoration..........
Post by: Daddybass on November 26, 2009, 09:21 PM

Lemon juice eco friendly and effective :4_17_5: good work