shimano dx pedal dilema ??

[Ged]

ok so ive restored a pair of DX pedals for my build

stripped the paint and got rid of the scratch damage and repaired the pins

its just the finnish do i leave them bare alloy

or powder coat them fine silver

or have them chromed  mmmm

just thought id ask what you guys think ??

[Ged]

here is a few pics of what ive been up to


as i got them

same pedal

bare metal finnish

closer

i like the bare metal finnish but i think it lacks something

picked these up the make a decent pair

they are not to bad nick but these have been stripped back to bare alloy
now
just pondering the finnish ..what do you guys think

Ged

[Gnarlyscoots]

Don't powder them buddy, spray paint them. They look better that way and closer to the original finish  

[hunterdubber]

They did silver but not chrome DX pedals , sprayed satin silver ( a light sheen ,not matt) 

I think they did SX in chrome though 

[Rabdul06]

I just did the same thing. Cleaned up an old pair of black DX. Decided to spray them with primer then blue Dupli-Color Metalcast. I'll get some photos and post them up.

 Came out really well though the paint doesn't hide anything! I had a few problems trying to rough the ends back up after i'd sorted the scratches out aswell. The trick is to make sure ALL the old paint is off and use the primer/etcher. Not sure about chroming them.

[Funkyworm]

Weren't the originally anodised ?

I'd get them re-done, just out of interest does anyone have a good way to remove the plastic end caps without damaging them as i'm wanting to strip the anno off of a set this morning 

[deeman]

Weren't the originally anodised ?

I'd get them re-done, just out of interest does anyone have a good way to remove the plastic end caps without damaging them as i'm wanting to strip the anno off of a set this morning 

I used to think they were anno'd too but was soon corrected!a pair of long nose pliers used carefully,maybe with some tissue on the ends should remove the caps.
It depends if you are riding the bike or not as to the finish I would use on these.If ridden I would leave raw,as any powder/paint soon wears off them when ridden.

[Funkyworm]

Weren't the originally anodised ?

I'd get them re-done, just out of interest does anyone have a good way to remove the plastic end caps without damaging them as i'm wanting to strip the anno off of a set this morning 

I used to think they were anno'd too but was soon corrected!a pair of long nose pliers used carefully,maybe with some tissue on the ends should remove the caps.
It depends if you are riding the bike or not as to the finish I would use on these.If ridden I would leave raw,as any powder/paint soon wears off them when ridden.

Cheers buddy ! So if they are sprayed has anyone got the Ral colour code for shimano Blue ?

[midschooljon]

Leave them bare metal. Powder on DX never looks right, its far too thick and the pedals lose the natural texture of the alloy. If you do spray them use a thin coat of spray paint. 

[Betty]

Leave them bare metal. Powder on DX never looks right, its far too thick and the pedals lose the natural texture of the alloy. If you do spray them use a thin coat of spray paint. 

This ^

[hunterdubber]

Weren't the originally anodised ?

No Shimano DX were always painted    . had a couple NOS boxed pairs


I believe this was because the bodies are alloy and the pins are steel 

[Funkyworm]

Weren't the originally anodised ?

No Shimano DX were always painted    . had a couple NOS boxed pairs


I believe this was because the bodies are alloy and the pins are steel 

Mine are painted now too ! A little experiment, does anyone have any 9/16 hubs or will the hubs swap pver from say some victor dx pedals if i managed to get hold of some of these ??

[Sid1972]

Leave them, they look like era correct dx's at the minute - paint/powder them and they look wrong!

Christ I would never have said that a few year ago...  

You mean spindles dude...

[BMX1973]

If you are going to use them on a rider, I would definitely leave them as they are 

[hunterdubber]

Just to confirm to everyone about whether raw or painted is right , for silver DX pedals .  




When DX first came out you could only get them in Red , Blue, Gold or Silver ( which I remember being raw ). In 83 I got some from Sale cycles in Manchester , when I actually ordered blue  



Then by around 1984 they introduced Black and  a Silver painted version ( bright satin)

as pictured in this advert  

[midschooljon]

I have a NOS set of Silver DX stashed away somewhere. I will go dig them out and check the colour. Pretty sure they were raw with a clear lacquer over them but will make sure.

[midschooljon]

Here are my NOS silver DX's. They are definitely painted but its incredibly thin. Thin enough for you to still see the texture of the alloy. 

[YGT]

I wish I had the time and patience to restore some of my old dx bodies ......
Actually, I wish someone did ok priced restores, so I could send em off and not have to even think about it lol

[Ged]

well i am amazed at all the replys thanks guys 

i know of a couple of pairs of those chrome looking pedals in a friends hands but he wont sell them lol

you have all given me something to ponder now

thanks alot