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Offline Swivel

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Can you repair cracked skyways?
« on: November 06, 2007, 08:02 PM »
Is it at all possible or not? If so, how? Be interested to know  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2007, 08:07 PM »
no they cracked they dead i believe

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2007, 10:43 PM »
have a word with steve p.
but i dont know if i'd like to ride on em  :D.
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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2007, 08:23 PM »
i have some that have been repaired using a epoxy resin
looks okish and ive ridden em no probs

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2007, 08:43 PM »

Ok sweet! Where can you get epoxy resin from do you know? All help appreciated, thanks  :daumenhoch:

i have some that have been repaired using a epoxy resin
looks okish and ive ridden em no probs

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2007, 09:11 PM »
I think Araldite is epoxy resin. Available everywhere. Correct me if I am wrong.  :idiot2:

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2007, 03:36 PM »
yep aradite would work and they do come in colours aswell so im told

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2007, 04:42 PM »
yep aradite would work and they do come in colours aswell so im told

drys clear so no probs

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2007, 04:57 PM »
You've got clear Skyways? Pics please?

Haley

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2007, 05:19 PM »
You've got clear Skyways? Pics please?

I wish....  :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2007, 05:32 PM »
mine drys in a dark grey colour

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2007, 06:42 PM »
repaired skyways would be fine for a show bike

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2007, 09:42 AM »
Yep, I'd agree, fine for a show bike.

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2008, 04:27 AM »

  You CAN repair CRACKED skyways!!!

  Take them along to a nice injection mould shop with an understanding gaffer and get them to ULTRA SONIC WELD the crack.

  It leaves no marks, creates no nasty bumps to the top surface, does not remove any of the original plastic/nylon, and guess what fellers?...... its as good as when it left the factory!!

  One weld repair, one wheel, £27.... JOB DONE.

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2008, 01:00 PM »

  You CAN repair CRACKED skyways!!!

  Take them along to a nice injection mould shop with an understanding gaffer and get them to ULTRA SONIC WELD the crack.

  It leaves no marks, creates no nasty bumps to the top surface, does not remove any of the original plastic/nylon, and guess what fellers?...... its as good as when it left the factory!!

  One weld repair, one wheel, £27.... JOB DONE.

Sounds interesting, any chance of before and after pics?


Better to crash and burn than fade away

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2008, 05:03 PM »
can they repair graphite tuffs aswell
as both of mine are cracked

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2008, 05:30 PM »
Will post pics in a couple of days, have before and after pics as well.

As for the graphite tuff's i am not sure and to be honest i have heard about these but never actually seen a set, have always thought that having graphite for a material to make wheels from is pants so i have always assumed to my self that they cant be made from pencil lead. If its a plastic of any description it can be welded, except bakerlite.

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Re: Can you repair cracked skyways?
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2008, 06:46 PM »
That could be very handy if they can do graphites, I have 3 wheels with cracks  :daumenhoch:
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