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Coke... it's the real thing!
« on: March 02, 2012, 10:47 PM »
I just got some replacement dust/end caps from the bay for my sugino 400 crank and was absolutely gutted when they arrived as they were dull as anything.
I tool a punt and put them in a glass of Coke over night and in the morning they came up good as new and were shiny minty fresh...result!!! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: Has anyone else used 'the real thing' to clean/restore any other old bmx parts? What would it do to crome ?
Any thoughts people ?
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Re: Coke... it's the real thing!
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2012, 10:49 PM »
Coke is ace for parts restoring, have a search on here for the old 'coke and tin foil' frame restoration threads.

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Re: Coke... it's the real thing!
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2012, 10:58 PM »
Tis the real thing  ::) 4 our resto threads  8)

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Re: Coke... it's the real thing!
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2012, 11:07 PM »
cheers dude !! just checked out those threads.............. looks like my Haro freestyler bars are getting the coke and foil treatment tomorrow 8) 8) 8)
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Re: Coke... it's the real thing!
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2012, 11:09 PM »
I like the coke treatment myself, usually on a Saturday night with a case of Fosters :D

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Re: Coke... it's the real thing!
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2012, 11:12 PM »
Fosters........ it must be shit Coke  ;D
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Re: Coke... it's the real thing!
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2012, 11:14 PM »
im lightweight, Stella makes me blind :crazy2:

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Re: Coke... it's the real thing!
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2012, 11:29 PM »
Call me old fashioned but I prefer my coke with a case of Jack Daniels   :uglystupid2:
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Re: Coke... it's the real thing!
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2012, 12:57 AM »
Also check out the threads "how i fooked up my chrome and parts due to using coke and tin foil !"

coke is fine by it's self as it eats rusty parts and can loosen bits that oil can't get to - so does vinegar

foil scrapes the shit that the coke brakes off and then by rubbing it over the chrome parts, build up and the foil gets harder as it bunched up, and then leaves hair line marks over the surface  :daumenhoch:

for polishing up - peek and a goddards cloth or other soft paste polishes - NOT AUTOSOL  ::) that is a harsh paste
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Re: Coke... it's the real thing!
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2012, 06:45 AM »
anyone who can make Santa red & white to promote themselves MUST be worth dunking your nuts in overnight  :daumenhoch:
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