Author Topic: how to take colour off (Read 800 times)

marsbar · « **on:** February 14, 2007, 09:52 PM »

how do you take anodized colour off alloy

anbody don it before.......

cheers marsbar..........

selfpreservation · « **Reply #1 on:** February 14, 2007, 09:53 PM »

safley oven cleaner
quickly caustic soda

theRuler · « **Reply #2 on:** February 14, 2007, 09:53 PM »

use a product called oven pride

get it at tescos

it's caustic though so be careful!!

not as mad as caustic soda. it works well. you'll see

marsbar · « **Reply #3 on:** February 14, 2007, 09:56 PM »

how good does it do it .....
have you tried it ...........
cheers marsbar

marsbar · « **Reply #4 on:** February 14, 2007, 09:59 PM »

cheers guys got some dimond back pedals they r red
need to be alloy colour .
cheers guys

theRuler · « **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2007, 10:05 PM »

it does it good

check it aint just paint though with a bit of nitromors first though!!
some pedals are painted

try it. you'll see what it does!!!

selfpreservation · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2007, 10:06 PM »

it will remove it all look in tech and restoration under removing anodising at the top

stidds · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2007, 03:49 PM »

Don't go the easy route and use Oven cleaner, you aint a real bmx restorer until you use Caustic Soda.

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #8 on:** February 15, 2007, 04:01 PM »

yeah my lungs are now all crinkly at the top.

Vegan · « **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2007, 04:10 PM »

First remove the spindles and guts of the pedals

get a chinese food tray or something with deep sides

get some Oven Pride and fill it enough so that a pedal can be immersed in it

turn occasionally - once it starts to go white that's the time to get it out

once colour removed, polish - good to go

done it myself a fair few times - genius invention