Author Topic: skyway tuff restoration (Read 1095 times)

adeshere · « **on:** July 10, 2006, 04:43 PM »

I've looked at the 'Tech how to' but the pics are not brilliant.

Can you really turn a set of old yellowish tuffs back to white using bleech ?

Dubs · « **Reply #1 on:** July 10, 2006, 04:51 PM »

if they are white tuffs that have just yellowed with age, then yes ... eventually ! may take a few bleach's

but if they were actually yellow originally ... nope not gonna happen

adeshere · « **Reply #2 on:** July 10, 2006, 05:12 PM »

Hi,

no, i've seen a set of originally white ones which are bound to be a bit yellowish by now.

i have some new white tuffs on my haro, so it will really show them up for yellow, so would need to bleach them

Rombloke · « **Reply #3 on:** July 10, 2006, 05:35 PM »

BEFORE BLEACH

AFTER BLEACH

hope these are better pics explaining why bleaching is a nescesity

Dave

Preston Pirate · « **Reply #4 on:** July 10, 2006, 06:19 PM »

Does the bleaching process affect the integrity of the plastic at all i.e. does it weaken it?

Rombloke · « **Reply #5 on:** July 10, 2006, 06:43 PM »

right im going all techy now....no....

dupont zytel is hydroscopic.....meaning it will absorb liquid, and aparantly this only makes it stronger.....

in english....no it wont hurt it mate

Dave

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2006, 08:24 AM »

ive just bleached a set of yellows, depending on the ingrained dirt, you may need to give them a hell of a scrub with the green kitchen sponges as well.

worth the effort tho.

i find a kitchen pad wrapped around the handle of a teaspoon can provide a good contour for lots of the surfaces of the skyways, and the handle end for the tricky bits. it will save your fingers too.