Author Topic: Z Rim restoration pic heavy (Read 1225 times)

benno · « **on:** June 29, 2014, 07:58 PM »

so i got these Z's on a TA i bought and i don't think I've ever seen a set as bad ,
i thought it would be good to try and save em , and this is what i did .
It turns out they are actually Mike Buffs dated 29/8/84
The first thing i did was scrub the hell out of em to remove the first layer of crap ,
Then i used a small orbital sander to remove the brake rub and reshape the rim ,
They were quite perished so sanding was the only way , starting with quite rough grades and getting finer each time ,
and although much better they were still discoloured , so as they are only gonna be for show , i got some
white vinyl dye spray and dusted loads of coats on em and they came out great along with new decals .
For the hubs i couldn't find a set of Z hubs and i couldn't find any white NON flip flop hubs ,
so i bought a set of pink suzue hubs from the bay for 20 quid stripped em and etch primed then painted white ,
This was also the first set of wheels I've ever laced and although not perfectly true they are plenty good enough for show .
anyway heres the pics

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2014, 08:01 PM »

Now then Sir, that is a superb job mate, cracking results.

oldschoolace · « **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2014, 08:06 PM »

Cant beat a good resto

Good stuff that vinyl dye and far more hard wearing than you would think

Gashead · « **Reply #3 on:** June 29, 2014, 08:30 PM »

animal · « **Reply #4 on:** June 29, 2014, 09:05 PM »

That is an absolutely amazing result

BMX1973 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2014, 11:42 AM »

Wow they look great.

Another old skool item saved from the bin.

bigfatolly · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2014, 05:28 PM »

Top resto job that they look amazing,not sure those hubs are dead centre though

Badbaldie · « **Reply #7 on:** June 30, 2014, 06:27 PM »

Beltin

wilsey72 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 01, 2014, 07:01 PM »

Now THAT is what I call the dogs bollocks!!

rollin72 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 05, 2014, 07:43 PM »

love a bit of z'd rimmage...top job

chubby · « **Reply #10 on:** July 05, 2014, 10:56 PM »

Foooooooookin bob on them fella, crackin resto

griff · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2014, 12:16 AM »

They came out great Mike

MartyC · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2014, 03:23 AM »

Great restoration, they look like new

Mikku · « **Reply #13 on:** July 06, 2014, 06:47 AM »

+1 on all of the above!

benno · « **Reply #14 on:** July 06, 2014, 10:18 AM »

cheers for all your positive comments fellas

CustardLips · « **Reply #15 on:** July 06, 2014, 10:53 AM »

Excellent work.

Rabdul06 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 09, 2014, 02:30 PM »

Great job there mate -

PeGGer46 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 09, 2014, 05:24 PM »

Top job mate

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #18 on:** July 09, 2014, 05:39 PM »

They look amazing. Well done!

East Coast Bmx · « **Reply #19 on:** September 01, 2014, 05:57 AM »

Cracking!

Author Topic: Z Rim restoration pic heavy (Read 1225 times)

griff