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Offline nitrohopper

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Early zed rims
« on: October 08, 2015, 10:11 PM »
A mate has given me these old yellow zeds to build so what can I use to bring the zing back into these yellow zeds they were part of a load that came from a shop which were all built as fronts what can I use to clean them without restoration what can be used to clean them cheers in advance

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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2015, 06:32 AM »
I would get them both vapour blasted :daumenhoch:
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2015, 07:42 AM »
I'd give em scrub with a little soap and water... can't do any harm.  ???
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2015, 08:57 AM »
I put a blue set in the dishwasher to clean them ( When the wife wasn`t in ) then rub Autoglym car bumper restorer into them came up amazing. :daumenhoch:
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2015, 06:58 PM »
Had a set of black z rims used 800 grade wet and dry with soapy water.
Then Wd 40 ..
Looked like new..
The White set which was faded and patchy cream colour , I just used 800 wet and dry..
Then used loreal oxdant creame 40% vol (hair bleach) brushed this on wrapped in cling film and left on washing line in the sun for 4 days as uv light from sun acts with the cream.
It worked a treat on the White looks like new now..
But being a yellow colour I wouldn't like to say if this would work.. :chin:
« Last Edit: October 09, 2015, 07:02 PM by Ady »
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2015, 07:02 PM »
One of them is quite bleached , vapour blast should make them look the same
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2015, 07:06 PM »
Or..

Save you the hassle .. ::)

You could sell them to me...  :LolLolLolLol:
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2015, 07:35 PM »
yellow Z's look great on a Torker 280
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2015, 09:26 PM »
Quote from: snoopy72 on October 09, 2015, 07:35 PM
yellow Z's look great on a Torker 280  :bow:

Fooking right they do ive just nailed together a chrome Torker 280x with yellows Zeds, looks fooking awsome will put it in BOTM this month  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2015, 09:54 PM »
Not much help I know, but I really like the faded, survivor finish of these, so would be inclined to go for just a light clean up/scrub or even rock them as they are! :daumenhoch:
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2015, 08:23 PM »
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2015, 04:52 PM »
Is that the original position of that type of decal?
Looks like they're opposite the valve hole ???
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2015, 07:08 PM »
Quote from: monkian on November 03, 2015, 04:52 PM
Is that the original position of that type of decal?
Looks like they're opposite the valve hole ???
yes that's how they came to me
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Re: Early zed rims
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2015, 08:09 PM »
Ok cool. That's good to know :daumenhoch:
Thanks for getting back to me.
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