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Title: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: wildon on March 20, 2010, 02:55 PM: I got a white Kashi aero that could do with bleaching, but i have some repro decals on the sides. you think the bleach will wreck them or fetch them off?
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: monkian on March 20, 2010, 03:07 PM: Can't see it doing them any good.
It'll probably eat right through them :-\

I guess you could try taking them off.
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: trasher on March 20, 2010, 03:08 PM: going by a lightening bolt i decided to bleach that fetched the screen print bolts off :'(

think with the repo decals it may just take the colour out of them ,,,eventually softening up the decal ,,,,,

but what do i know ,i could be wrong :-X
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: stevochb on March 20, 2010, 03:12 PM: Just bleached a white uni, fooked the decals. Decals are easy to replace though :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: wildon on March 20, 2010, 03:14 PM: Cheers for the replies. Yeah looks like i'll get some more decals. Just a pain as i bleached it and thought it was much better (which it was) but now i've mounted it and just added the decals its not as white as the other parts :-\
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: brummie on March 20, 2010, 04:29 PM: have you tried a rub over with cif terry?
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: wildon on March 20, 2010, 11:53 PM: Quote from: Brummie on March 20, 2010, 04:29 PM
have you tried a rub over with cif terry?

no, but I can't imagine that's gonna whiten it up is it? ???
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: snav69 on March 21, 2010, 12:07 AM: Tried bleaching a white Kashi twice, did fook all >:( it was a dirty after a week in bleach as it was when i put it in :-\ fooked my rails up too as forgot to completely cover them in grease :(

:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: brummie on March 21, 2010, 10:36 AM: Quote from: wildon on March 20, 2010, 11:53 PM
Quote from: Brummie on March 20, 2010, 04:29 PM
have you tried a rub over with cif terry?

no, but I can't imagine that's gonna whiten it up is it? ???

sure it made my tuffs whiter
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: HARORIDER on March 21, 2010, 10:46 AM: use the cheaper thin bleach seems to work better but you will have to leave it a good few days :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: wildon on March 21, 2010, 10:52 AM: I've had some white tuffs in bleach for three weeks now and it's done nowt ???
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: Wadz on March 21, 2010, 11:49 AM: ive bleached tuffs and acrons and theyve come out a treat, left them in for 6 to 8weeks , used cheapy bleach , cleaned them before bleaching the once a week while in the bleach with a washing up brush and pan scruber, i also mixed bleach with water 50/50 and stired it everyday, dont know if any of this helped but it worked for me. dont forget to cover ya metal bits with thick grease or they'll be fooked.
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: ozone on March 21, 2010, 01:40 PM: Quote from: wildon on March 21, 2010, 10:52 AM
I've had some white tuffs in bleach for three weeks now and it's done nowt ???

Sometimes a hard dirty layer develops on the wheels and bleach just can't cut it. The only way I got around that problem was by scraping the really bad bits off with a pen/craft knife and/or rubbing them over with wet and dry paper. It's not a quick process but it will work. You can still throw them back in the bleach after you've rubbed them over to achieve extra whiteness...
Title: Re: Bleaching seat with decals
Post by: wildon on March 22, 2010, 08:17 AM: I did give them a good clean first. They are outside in a shed though .. do you think the bleach would work better inside the house in the warm? ???