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you could bleach them for a long time and redye them I suppose?
Think they are goosed to be honest. Another set of skyways are laid to rest in the back yard of frankentuff
It should work by bleaching them and keeping an eye on when they turn - you might find that the lavender goes a little lighter - but all the purple should come off in the end how long to leave them for ? well it depend on water to bleach volume - put them in a tub and cover them with water and then add a big bottle of bleach (not lidi as it's shite ) now you just have to check them every half a day or so - they might turn quicker so check after a couple of hours - it might take up to a week ? take any axle bits out so they don't rust bleach out of reach of kids and pets so are you going to redye them after ? and if so what colour are you needing ?cheers B
You could try oxalic acid (wood bleach) or peroxide (yep the stuff the missus uses on her hair) but i think you are asking alot.The only other option is to leave them out in the sun 20 years until your next bmx mid life crisis
The only other option is to leave them out in the sun 20 years until your next bmx mid life crisis
I would dye these black, sell 'em on and get another set of Lavenders, rather than risk killing these.
I hadn't heard of aqua/media blasting being used on bmx wheel's back then , so my question is this....would it be possible to aqua blast or maybe something a little coarser(though not too coarse to damage) to see if it would bring the original colour back? As i'm sure i've read in other threads that if you dye the wheel's for a rider, that brake rub would soon show the original colour through.