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Offline Gashead

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Did some bleaching today ! Updated
« 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  :daumenhoch:















Nick  :daumenhoch:
« Last Edit: August 23, 2010, 08:33 PM by Gashead »

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« 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

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« 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




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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« 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  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2010, 07:46 PM »
thever come up a treat  :daumenhoch: just a question . does bleaching weaken the plastic?

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2010, 07:47 PM »
nice one they look great  8)

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2010, 07:55 PM »
thever come up a treat  :daumenhoch: just a question . does bleaching weaken the plastic?

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

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2010, 08:59 PM »
Wow that looks great Nick  :shocked:

Hope the other one turns out as good  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2010, 09:20 PM »
Yeh good stuff there Nick  :daumenhoch:

I,m going to have to give this ago myself  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2010, 10:16 PM »

Great results  :coolsmiley:

mongoositis - an expensive disease......

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2010, 10:27 PM »
Now that is what you call a result :daumenhoch: Nice to see the comparison  :4_17_5:

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2010, 01:16 AM »
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  :daumenhoch:

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  ;D   ;D  ;)


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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2010, 07:52 AM »
 :LolLolLolLol:



That's my patent now  :angel: off to Dragons Den  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2010, 08:37 AM »
:LolLolLolLol:   :LolLolLolLol:   :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2010, 09:34 AM »
Awesome job that fella.... gotta be waaaaay pleased with that  :4_17_5:

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Re: Did some bleaching today !
« 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 !








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« Last Edit: August 23, 2010, 08:35 PM by Gashead »

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Re: Did some bleaching today ! Updated
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2010, 09:19 PM »

considering your a spastic i am well impressed nick  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Did some bleaching today ! Updated
« 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  :daumenhoch:


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!


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Re: Did some bleaching today ! Updated
« 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!

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Re: Did some bleaching today ! Updated
« Reply #19 on: August 23, 2010, 09:50 PM »
I used thick bleach !

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Re: Did some bleaching today ! Updated
« Reply #20 on: August 24, 2010, 10:25 AM »
I used thick bleach !

That must be welsh bleach then

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Re: Did some bleaching today ! Updated
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Re: Did some bleaching today ! Updated
« Reply #22 on: August 24, 2010, 10:42 AM »
                                               




No it was English bleach, bought from an English supermarket, in England, where I live and where I'm from ffs !

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Re: Did some bleaching today ! Updated
« Reply #23 on: August 24, 2010, 11:31 AM »
Nice work Nick  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Did some bleaching today ! Updated
« Reply #24 on: August 24, 2010, 01:34 PM »

considering your a spastic i am well impressed nick  :daumenhoch:

PMSL  ;D

Good job Nick they have come up nice  :daumenhoch:


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