faded tuff restoration

[2020mad]

got a blue set of tuffs which are almost white from fading and oxidising, any tips for getting colour back with cleaning products or will i have to use wet and dry sanding?

[aditup2004]

Scrubb, Scrubb, Scrubb, Scrubb, Scrubb, then, Scrubb, Scrubb,  Ad

[2020mad]

with what , t-cut, washing up liquid,?

[aditup2004]

Brillo pads are good. Wire wool. Scouring powder. LOADS of elbow grease.

[2020mad]

cheers

[theRuler]

i have a nos pot of elbow grease if you are interested

[oberonspacefruit]

he tried selling me that. it knee grease really.

[Rombloke]

wd40 brings the colour back too

scrub em then hit em with wd

Dave

[oberonspacefruit]

then try braking. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[plugwit]

i've also got a pot of elbow grease "phil you can borrow it to satisfy ur curiosity if u want"......

[The-flying-banana]

Did someone not put up a thread on redying the same colour think it makes em like new again without all the elbow

[motomagII]

thing is if your going to dye them really they need to be very clean so elbow grease still needed .then redye mint tuffs there you go .lol

[graeme]

I know this works with black car bumpers, different plastic i know, but would probably work.
Get a heat gun, like the ones for stripping paint, and run it pretty hot, all over them. Keep it moving, dont let the heat build up in one place or they will melt/buckle.
It melts the very surface of the plastic and brings the colour back to exactly what they should be.
Anyone got an old buckled/cracked coloured tuff to try before he does his?
It works an absolute treat on black plastic bumpers, better than you'd think. Still need to be pretty clean, but its very quick when you get going.

[The-flying-banana]

  Dishwasher then into the dye with em

[2020mad]

o.k spent about 4 hours on one side of blue tuff wheel and got through 10 brillo pads, still looks real milky looking/washed out. any ideas? thinking of hitting them with wet n dry paper. will this work or just damage wheels finish?

[Frosty]

As Nana said, get em dyed!!

[oberonspacefruit]

and take pics of the process.

[jezza]

get out the dylon..... mutli purpose dylon that is

[2020mad]

not really up for trying to dye stuff as just refitted kitchen. (too cold to do in garden as well!!!) can they be sanded, has any one done one on here?

[jezza]

tell ya dyin is the way

have a look at our "how to" over on www.raleighburner.com

http://members.lycos.co.uk/magburner/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=1

 

[sam hudson]

I want to know more about the heat gun technique.Has anyone had the balls to try it??? it sounds right in theory but i dont think i'd dare to take a heat gun to me Tuffs.

[Coastvl]

Throw them in the dishwasher, the heat thoery works here too!
Cover the wheels with WD40 (LOTS) then put them in a garbage bag overnight or 2.
Try that before you start sanding anything. It should work best.
 

[tricknuts]

fill the dishwasher with WD40. best of both worlds. throw in the heat gun while you're at it..

[ORB]

make sure to leave it plugged in though, this adds to the effect.

[oberonspacefruit]

then put the dishwasher in the freezer overnight.