Author Topic: Restoring black ukai speedlines advice (Read 2041 times)

modfather · « **on:** June 13, 2010, 02:23 PM »

I would like some help and advice from anyone who has restored these black ukai speedlines. If so? have you anodise em black but me with no knowledge how do you keep the white lines in the rim if you know what am talking about, As anodising would cover it up, also the side of the rims to keep them silver where the brake wears happen. I would appreciate any advice and guide that would help greatly

MartyC · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2010, 02:47 PM »

Drop Paul at CCA a PM as he's probably best placed to advise on what he can do. The sidewalls can be taped but I am not sure about the machined lines $:-\$ .

Redline · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2010, 03:04 PM »

I think the gay pensioner did a nice job of restoring some too

trasher · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2010, 04:03 PM »

Quote from: cheekythirtysix on June 13, 2010, 03:04 PM

I think the gay pensioner did a nice job of restoring some too

cheers john

yep got paul at cc to do the anno ,and shineside work

then when i got them back ,i went around the the speedline bit with one of those paint pens ,,a real fine nib ,and any of the paint that went onto the rim was wiped
of lightly with a cloth and a little nail varnish remover

turned out prety good

modfather · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2010, 04:07 PM »

WOW! What a lovely restoration there cheers for some tips

dancti · « **Reply #5 on:** July 09, 2010, 10:48 AM »

Hi,

Just the same question I had, I have a a set with white trimline inserted in and was wondering if there was another way to remove and reveal the shine. I read on another tread that oven pride removes anodising not sure if that would work with a fine brush then washing off.

ozone · « **Reply #6 on:** July 09, 2010, 02:13 PM »

Quote from: modfather on June 13, 2010, 02:23 PM

I would like some help and advice from anyone who has restored these black ukai speedlines. If so? have you anodise em black but me with no knowledge how do you keep the white lines in the rim if you know what am talking about, As anodising would cover it up, also the side of the rims to keep them silver where the brake wears happen. I would appreciate any advice and guide that would help greatly

Are they for an E.T? If so, the sides should be black, ideally. A used bike would have lost the black because of brake wear so I suppose you could go down that route but I think it's quite hard to mask off areas when anodising so black sides would be easiest. I have no idea how paul could mask the speed lines to keep them silver so anodising the rims black then machining the lines and sides seems the only way you could restore a set of those rims. It would probably be simpler to find a decent set of survivor rims so you could have the sides polished. I know they're not exactly common anymore so I expect they'll be mucho $$$$.