Author Topic: Cleaning white Z rims (Read 3150 times)

toys19 · « **on:** September 11, 2008, 03:34 PM »

I have just aquired a set of white mike buff z rims. Nice but starting to go yellow, any ideas on how to clean them short of bleaching?
Already searched the threads and cant find anything....

Thanks in advance.

Bigfrawg · « **Reply #1 on:** September 11, 2008, 03:35 PM »

bleaching them will not make them a bright white as even when new they were an off white colour

toys19 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 11, 2008, 03:38 PM »

Yeah I remeber they were not bright white, but these babys are a bit yellow, I'll send ya foto.

Bigfrawg · « **Reply #3 on:** September 11, 2008, 03:49 PM »

these are my nos 48's pesky off white colour! are the ones that you have going to be for a rider ? because if they are i think bleaching them may make them a bit weak.

Steve P · « **Reply #4 on:** September 11, 2008, 04:47 PM »

Quote from: bigfrawg on September 11, 2008, 03:35 PM

bleaching them will not make them a bright white as even when new they were an off white colour

That's right ... they were always a creamy white BITD

here's a NOS set I sold a few months which were very nice

toys19 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 11, 2008, 04:50 PM »

yeah well mine are more like bigfrawgs than stevep's!!! I'm not into bleaching, I bleached a set of blue Z's to normalise the colour before dying and it made the surface go all funny..
Gonna try cream cleaner and see what happens.
Wish I'd seen those NOS ones, very nice.