Author Topic: Did some bleaching today ! Updated (Read 3151 times)

Gashead · « **on:** August 22, 2010, 07:17 PM »

Well I started last Monday !

Got these tuffs, they had gone a tad yellow, so dropped them in the drink ! One down one to go

Nick

glenboy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2010, 07:20 PM »

good result its amazing how its come up , what do you do just leave it in the bleach for days

Gashead · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2010, 07:31 PM »

1. Scrub each wheel well with a cream cleanser like Cif and rinse well
2. Grease hubs well or use a good quality PVC tape to mask them up (or both - tape then grease)
3. Soak in neat bleach and leave for 24hrs
4. Remove each wheel and repeat step #1
5. Check hub masking and repeat step 2 if required
6. Return to the bleach and leave to soak for another 24hrs
7. Repeat steps 4, 5 and 6 until you're happy with the finish

glenboy · « **Reply #3 on:** August 22, 2010, 07:35 PM »

well worth doing and amazing end result, it was like a gordon ramsay recipe that explanation gashead

Badbaldie · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2010, 07:46 PM »

thever come up a treat

just a question . does bleaching weaken the plastic?

brummie · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2010, 07:47 PM »

nice one they look great

Gashead · « **Reply #6 on:** August 22, 2010, 07:55 PM »

Quote from: Badbaldie on August 22, 2010, 07:46 PM

thever come up a treat just a question . does bleaching weaken the plastic?

Don't think so, but I won't be doing 20 foot airs on them

CD17 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 22, 2010, 08:59 PM »

Wow that looks great Nick

Hope the other one turns out as good

poolysheriff · « **Reply #8 on:** August 22, 2010, 09:20 PM »

Yeh good stuff there Nick

I,m going to have to give this ago myself

bobafett · « **Reply #9 on:** August 22, 2010, 10:16 PM »

Great results

brettypeeps · « **Reply #10 on:** August 22, 2010, 10:27 PM »

Now that is what you call a result

Nice to see the comparison

Steve P · « **Reply #11 on:** August 23, 2010, 01:16 AM »

Quote from: Gashead on August 22, 2010, 07:31 PM

1. Scrub each wheel well with a cream cleanser like Cif and rinse well
2. Grease hubs well or use a good quality PVC tape to mask them up (or both - tape then grease)
3. Soak in neat bleach and leave for 24hrs
4. Remove each wheel and repeat step #1
5. Check hub masking and repeat step 2 if required
6. Return to the bleach and leave to soak for another 24hrs
7. Repeat steps 4, 5 and 6 until you're happy with the finish

WoW Nick ... that's turned out really nice !! Top stuff

I'm well chuffed my top 7 tips to easy Skyway heaven helped you out mate ... you've even remembered them word for word too

Gashead · « **Reply #12 on:** August 23, 2010, 07:52 AM »

That's my patent now

off to Dragons Den

Steve P · « **Reply #13 on:** August 23, 2010, 08:37 AM »

Redline · « **Reply #14 on:** August 23, 2010, 09:34 AM »

Awesome job that fella.... gotta be waaaaay pleased with that

Gashead · « **Reply #15 on:** August 23, 2010, 08:33 PM »

Ok second wheel out the drink and it's come up as well as the first

Hubs need a bit of a clean as they are covered in grease and bleach, so treated with a smear of Peek

After the first polish

Give you anther update tomorrow after a final clean up !

Axles are next - having a bath at the mo !

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #16 on:** August 23, 2010, 09:19 PM »

considering your a spastic i am well impressed nick

Gashead · « **Reply #17 on:** August 23, 2010, 09:24 PM »

Thanks Pete - I'm surprised you haven't ripped me a new asshole taking the piss

The hubs have come up a treat now, no smears or marks, it's a bit dark to do the pics, so will post some more tomorrow!

pezza · « **Reply #18 on:** August 23, 2010, 09:42 PM »

So I started the same process a week ago, with a rear coaster tuff, and mine is nowhere near as white as yours? I've had the wheel soaking in sainsbury's thin bleach totally covered and taken it out three times and given it a scrub up with Cif and a green scotch pad, but they still don't look bright white. Yours looked more stained than mine to start with also.

What next, do you think the type of bleach can make a difference, I thought bleach was bleach?

Bloody white tuffs!

Pezza