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Offline aditup2004

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Araya Rims?
« on: January 01, 2006, 03:58 PM »
Are Araya Aero rims, in silver, anodized or laquered in some way? I am trying to polish a set and am only acheiving the desired mirror finish on the sidewalls where the brake has rubbed. You can see a diference in material between the "rubbed"area, and the middle which has not been rubbed. I know caustic removes anno, but does it attack the alloy? Help needed! Ad.

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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2006, 04:07 PM »
Not being funny bud, but are they shinesides ?  If they are you can guess the rest  :santa_afro:

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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2006, 04:10 PM »
No Guy, Araya Aero's do not have a sidewall as such, it is one continuous surface from side to side. If you know what I mean? Ad

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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2006, 04:15 PM »
caustic them mate i just stripped a set of hard anno pro class rims, removed all anno now ready to polish :santa_afro:if that does not work they may be laquered then you will need our old friend nitromores good luck
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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2006, 04:22 PM »
So they are anno'd with some clear protection stuff then?
You can see what I mean in the pic, matbe?;

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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2006, 04:30 PM »
ad i had the clear anno on a set of forks a couple of mins in caustic sorted it :santa_afro:
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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2006, 04:37 PM »
Looks like caustic then. Thats a 1st for me :santa_shocked: Ad :santa_afro:

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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2006, 04:54 PM »
let us know how you get on p.s dont forget your rubber gloves i also find rubbing rim with a scotch bright helps to remove any left overs good luck
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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2006, 05:36 PM »
let us know how you get on p.s dont forget your rubber gloves i also find rubbing rim with a scotch bright helps to remove any left overs good luck


Kinky, but intriguing. I'm strangeless curious now   :o

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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2006, 08:37 PM »
just your dirty mind guy  :santa_grin: all innocent honest :santa_wink:
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« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2006, 07:57 PM »
careful you dont lose your watch up there dude :D

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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2006, 08:24 PM »
anno itself is not coloured, its dyed aftrewards. caustic will eat through alloy so be carefull.
I want to touch ORB

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« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2006, 08:28 PM »
 :santa_afro:
I won't leave em in for too long then.
Do I have to submerge them or just coat em with the stuff? Ad :-\

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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2006, 08:30 PM »
yup they are annodised as are most alloy bmx parts to keep them shiney :)

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« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2006, 08:46 PM »
hey ad youre keeping quiet about rims did you leave them to long and disolve them :2funny:
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« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2006, 05:28 PM »
Been a bit busy with work, and then the brakes failed on my van, so just got a bit overwhelmed. Gonna give it a go this weekend I think.  :santa_afro: Ad

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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #16 on: January 05, 2006, 07:40 PM »
I've got a set in alloy that need some attention as well. Might give mine a go at the weekend also. Does anybody know where you can get the little Araya stickers though.

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« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2006, 03:47 PM »
Rims polished and built up. The pic does not do them justice. They have come up really well. Didn't take too long either, about an hour per rim (on a polishing wheel, not by hand) the result;

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Re: Araya Rims?
« Reply #18 on: January 13, 2006, 03:49 PM »
beautiful . mine now please.
I want to touch ORB

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« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2006, 03:55 PM »
Nice job Ad! :)

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« Reply #20 on: January 15, 2006, 03:55 PM »

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