A Little Pedal Resto Today whilst the Family were watching Movies - PIC HEAVY

[Picklez]

Not my best efforts ever but had a set of Skyway Pedals that were in need of a work over.

I picked these up a couple of years ago from an old member on here. They were in a pretty bad way, cages painted white and axles look like they were painted with under-seal. Then a while back I was fortunate enough to source some NOS cages from US ebay and some reproduction end caps from the magic man that can make most things moulded  .

Anyway this is how they started the day off:







A quick strip and rinse:



and they looked like this (under the dodgy paint the axles were quite heavily surface corroded):



and the degreaser looked like this (no sea gulls harmed in the process, but that is my wife's toothbrush in the background  )



A couple of minutes on the bench grinder and the axles came up just about acceptable:



Three coats of satin black on the axles and a lot of elbow grease on the bodies and I got to this:





Then the nos fixing kit came out of the plastic for the first time in 30 odd years:



Unfortunately I wasn't happy with a couple of the nuts so off for a quick coke bath:







Still not perfect but a bit better:



Then piece them all back together gain:





They're not perfect, but a damn site better than they started the day. Hope you enjoyed 

[Bfellows]

Love a good resto thread 

[hokuspokus74]

Very nice turned out well for a few hours work  i'll send ya my pedals ive a few sets to do 

[MartyC]

Come up a treat and look as good as NOS 

[NORTY40]

Nice resto , came out great 

Did you paint the body's  ?

[Picklez]

Thanks guys.

Did you paint the body's  ?

Yeah, unfortunately I had to give them a single coat of satin black in the end, I really didn't want to but nothing was getting them back to a nice black finish, including a good dose of back-to-black. They just kept creeping back to grey as they dried  , So bit the bullet and dusted them.

As I say, not one of my best resto's  but they actually do look quite good a day later. Cant decide whether I'm going to keep them or put them up for sale, and baring in mind they look quite good, and what nos ones get/get advertised for, I'm not sure what I'd ask for them if ever I did move them on?

Be good boys, or have fun trying

Pete

[NORTY40]

Thanks guys.

Did you paint the body's  ?

Yeah, unfortunately I had to give them a single coat of satin black in the end, I really didn't want to but nothing was getting them back to a nice black finish, including a good dose of back-to-black. They just kept creeping back to grey as they dried  , So bit the bullet and dusted them.

As I say, not one of my best resto's  but they actually do look quite good a day later. Cant decide whether I'm going to keep them or put them up for sale, and baring in mind they look quite good, and what nos ones get/get advertised for, I'm not sure what I'd ask for them if ever I did move them on?

Be good boys, or have fun trying

Pete

I had a feeling you had as they looked like they had a Satin sheen to them , I reckon they came out really well considering what you started with     I know exactly what you mean on the 'greying'  happened all the time on the plastics of a Golf Gti i had    It was ok if you kept on top of it but as soon as you left it for a few months , especially if it was dry the greying was back .

Shame the cages aren't Blue or i would have had them off you for my TA 

Nice job Pete 

[Picklez]

funny you mention the blue, if I keep them the cages will be off to the anodisers for a blue tint, along with a nippon, tech 5, sq corner tuf neck, and hutch donut to finish my dp off. But just not sure whether to run the skyway pedals, as I'm sldo lucky enough to have some nice mks graphites, or could strip the nos red dx's I currently have up for sale (assuming the don't sell, and obviously I'd need a spindle conversion, but I have some victors that could always donate to that cause  )

Cheers again.

[Rabdul06]

   I used black boot polish on my Tuff pedal bodies - worked well and they didn't fade. Just rub it around in tiny circles like your bulling boots.

[Picklez]

That's a shame, I wanted to use shoe polish but when I checked the cupboard we only had the 'cheat suff', like the good old 80's trainer whitener 

[Jaan]

I just bought a NOS set, after some considerable elbow grease they came out of the box a treat

[BMX1973]

These are the best threads 

[BMX1973]

Forgot to say  greats work and end result 

 

These are the best threads 

[Picklez]

Thanks guys.

Jaan you crack me up 

[NORTY40]

I just bought a NOS set, after some considerable elbow grease they came out of the box a treat

    Very nice Chris