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adeshere

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skyway tuff restoration
« 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

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Re: skyway tuff restoration
« 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

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Re: skyway tuff restoration
« 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

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Re: skyway tuff restoration
« 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
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Preston Pirate

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Re: skyway tuff restoration
« 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?

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Re: skyway tuff restoration
« 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
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Re: skyway tuff restoration
« 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.
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Re: skyway tuff restoration
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2006, 05:24 PM »
it will save your fingers too.

oooh, get you with ya baby soft hands......
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Dave
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