Author Topic: White tuff restoration (Read 4395 times)

moza · « **on:** May 07, 2016, 07:35 PM »

I needed to change my repop tuffs for og items after searching for some time through rubbish I took a chance on some untouched but grubby wheels. The wheels were cream when they arrived with black speckles like mould, i bought them with the intention of trying peroxide or if i had to id spray them white for show use only. I started by stripping them down then stuck them in the tuff wheel cleaning machine, apparanetly you can wash pots and cutlery in it aswell

Next step was to source some peroxide !!! a friend who isnt too far away offered to give me some he had left over and showed a pic of his wheels done which looked awesome. He suggested coating them up and sticking them out in the sun...............it was April and we had no sun

Eventually we had sun and i started the process. The pics will show the progress as I did one side first to show the difference just like an 80s head and shoulders advert

it took 5 goes per side to clean them up. At one point they still had marks so i used grey scotchbrite and scrubbed the wheels with peroxide then put a thicker layer on. It was suggested that it should work without sunlight but when I tried it didnt work as well, I would say 30% difference in colour.

I masked the hubs even though I was told not to and in the end I stopped as I couldnt be bothered, the peroxide did not harm the metals on the wheels.

so you need

1. Peroxide cream

2. gloves

3. paint brush

4. sunshine

5. possibly a scotch pad if you have stubborn stains.

After each application I washed the wheels in the shower and dried them ready for another go, its good for your drains as its also a biocide lol. Thanks to Michael Stobie for the peroxide. Ive no idea of your name on here and also I'd like to think the Lord above for the piss poor sunshine for about 4 days over 2 months Amen !!

moza · « **Reply #1 on:** May 07, 2016, 07:35 PM »

moza · « **Reply #2 on:** May 07, 2016, 07:36 PM »

MartyC · « **Reply #3 on:** May 08, 2016, 01:53 AM »

That's a stunning result and little risk of destroying the alloy hubs too; good work.

moza · « **Reply #4 on:** May 08, 2016, 07:44 AM »

Thank you I'm very pleased with the end result.

BMX1973 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 08, 2016, 08:55 AM »

Great result

moza · « **Reply #6 on:** May 08, 2016, 09:03 AM »

I dont post on here as much as I'd like to, I use my phone and it won't upload pics here. I used the g/fs laptop, I'm having the spindles replated then putting them back together.

MartyC · « **Reply #7 on:** May 08, 2016, 09:25 AM »

Lee, I use Photobucket if I am on my mobile or tablet, a bit long winded to do but works ok.

CustardLips · « **Reply #8 on:** May 08, 2016, 09:43 AM »

Nice work moza.

Download the Photobucket app... it's a piece of piss.

moza · « **Reply #9 on:** May 08, 2016, 09:57 AM »

Thanks Marty what's the app I'm still in the 80s lol

deeman · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2016, 01:20 AM »

Great results!! I may have a go at mine now! Peroxide is great for whitening, I just tried a little experiment with some white Sharp grips which worked great...I have ordered some more now to really bring them up. Sunlight is ESSENTIAL for good results. They are getting dunked again as soon I receive the peroxide hopefully in a couple of days. I used food grade(WTF??) peroxide which comes as a solution, just left them in pint glasses in the sunshine. I might have to put a big order in now and do my tuffs!!

moza · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2016, 10:14 PM »

You definitely need sunlight although I think a sunbed might work or UV lamp. All the spindles etc are being zinc plated next ready to rebuild.

deeman · « **Reply #12 on:** May 10, 2016, 10:43 PM »

Quote from: moza on May 10, 2016, 10:14 PM

You definitely need sunlight although I think a sunbed might work or UV lamp. All the spindles etc are being zinc plated next ready to rebuild.

when I first thought of doing it, it was winter and I was thinking of using a UV nail drying lamp but luckily the sun is with us more now!

moza · « **Reply #13 on:** May 10, 2016, 10:48 PM »

Well it honestly works a treat these looked cream with black marks that looked like mould. They are now bright white.

deeman · « **Reply #14 on:** May 10, 2016, 10:51 PM »

Quote from: moza on May 10, 2016, 10:48 PM

Well it honestly works a treat these looked cream with black marks that looked like mould. They are now bright white.

Damn, I just rebuilt the front hub...I am pretty sure I am going to try this now! Out of interest, is the surface still smooth and shiny? it didn't seem to affect the texture/softness of the grips at all.

moza · « **Reply #15 on:** May 10, 2016, 11:11 PM »

Yes it's still smooth. I'm going to seal them and Polish them with autoglym resin Polish to finish them off.

deeman · « **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2016, 11:35 PM »

Quote from: moza on May 10, 2016, 11:11 PM

Yes it's still smooth. I'm going to seal them and Polish them with autoglym resin Polish to finish them off.

Good shout, can't hurt

moza · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2017, 05:59 PM »

They are still white

BrianP · « **Reply #18 on:** April 25, 2017, 01:13 PM »

Cool thread

and great results!

I was given (

) a set of alloy hubbed white tuffs at the weekend - will be trying this soon.

Brian

PHIL9HUF · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2017, 12:34 AM »

Great results there

Hydrogen peroxide I use it almost every day for my job !
I have done a couple sets of wheels with it too and it certainly gets them white again

If it isn't sunny you can try wrapping them in a plastic bag,cling film or tin foil so it will cause heat to build up inside similar to what the sun does !
Cream peroxide is easier to apply as its thicker and stays on but grips will be fine in a glass with liquid peroxide

There are a few different types and strengths
3%[cream]=10 volume[liquid] this is really weak and some nutters brush their teeth in it to whiten them,I use it to colour peoples grey hair

6%[cream]=20 volume[liquid]
9%[cream]=30 volume "
12%[cream]=40 volume "
And if you can get hold of it cos it was banned for a while !18%= 60 volume
Which is really quite strong you don't want to use it neat but can dilute it with water

usually 9%or 12% will be strong enough without causing any damage just remember to protect alloy with vaseline,tape or both

Wear gloves if you have soft hands

and do not get it on ya clothes as it will bleach them !
It usually stops working after an hour or so as its basically water again so rise off and reapply if need be

You can buy it on ebay

It is probably cheaper at £2.40 + vat per ltr from the hairdresser suppliers but they might not sell to you if your not in the trade !