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bokbok

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how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« on: June 07, 2009, 11:43 PM »
hi i have tuff neck headset and the chrome is peeling  and its spoliing my ripper what can i do to make like new ? buy antoher or can you refurb them  cheers
« Last Edit: June 08, 2009, 06:42 PM by bokbok »

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Re: how to refurb a peeling headset
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2009, 01:45 AM »
do you mean a stem?
ding dong

bokbok

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Re: how to refurb a peeling headset
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2009, 05:55 PM »
yes stem mate

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2009, 06:00 PM »
Show us a photo & we can help you more  :daumenhoch:

bokbok

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2009, 06:43 PM »
Show us a photo & we can help you more  :daumenhoch:

see its tatty  >:(

« Last Edit: June 08, 2009, 06:50 PM by bokbok »

trasher

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2009, 06:52 PM »
best thing for that is to strip it ,and polish the hell out of it

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2009, 06:55 PM »
looks like its been sprayed or chromed badly.
get it of to a pro polishers and get it back to raw with chemical dip.
most just highly polish the living death out of them ..shame

bokbok

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2009, 07:49 PM »
i,m temped to but another one and sell this cause i,m a fussy that  :daumenhoch: what do i polish it to death with ? also can i send to a re cromers ?

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2009, 07:52 PM »
it still needs stripping then i use a bench polisher.but i prefer survivor stuff  has more character
some grade it down with ruff to smooth sand paper then to wet n dry ultra fine
loads of autosol

bokbok

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2009, 08:06 PM »
i might have a go this weekend  :daumenhoch:

trasher

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2009, 08:11 PM »
this is how it could turn out polished ,,,give neil a shout ,,hes pretty good now  :daumenhoch:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=89296.0
« Last Edit: June 08, 2009, 10:03 PM by trasher »

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2009, 09:10 PM »
is it chrome plated? try a bit of nitromose paint stripper first , just in the photo's it looks more like chrome spray rather than actual plate, chromed alloy always falls to bits,  and if that is plate its pretty poor, you can get a better finish with polishing, the link proves that , good luck bro , post the picks when it done  :daumenhoch:

bokbok

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #12 on: June 08, 2009, 09:48 PM »
not sure if its chrome plate ? as it looks like its peeling in places i p.m,d neil to if he can make it look like that one in the tread  i feel better if it looks like that its my ocd kicking in ;)

bokbok

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #13 on: June 08, 2009, 10:30 PM »
just had a look and its plated with chrome at some point it wants stripping and polishing to death  ;)

baldbmxer

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2009, 12:27 AM »
Put a stem pad on it  ;) job done  :daumenhoch:

another Tuf Neck saved from being polished to death  >:D

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2009, 12:43 AM »
Somewhere buried in the archives is Steve P's refurb on a pro neck mini stem, giving it the original look of a brushed finish, awesome resto job

**found it**

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=64098.0

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2009, 01:14 AM »
Somewhere buried in the archives is Steve P's refurb on a pro neck mini stem, giving it the original look of a brushed finish, awesome resto job

**found it**

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=64098.0

Yep that brushed effect is the mutts nuts  8) :daumenhoch:
mongoositis - an expensive disease......

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2009, 09:03 AM »
Somewhere buried in the archives is Steve P's refurb on a pro neck mini stem, giving it the original look of a brushed finish, awesome resto job

**found it**

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=64098.0

Yep that brushed effect is the mutts nuts  8) :daumenhoch:

This is restoration ^^^^^^^^^^^^  :4_17_5: . All this polishing stuff aint  ;) .

neiljonarcus

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #18 on: June 17, 2009, 10:26 PM »
stem and clamp sorted ...the chunk out of it was pretty bad
















bokbok

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #19 on: June 17, 2009, 10:33 PM »
thats look the fooking bollocks mate i,m happy with that  :daumenhoch:

dannywhiteley

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #20 on: June 17, 2009, 10:41 PM »
Get them rusty bolts in vinegar mate :daumenhoch:

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #21 on: June 17, 2009, 10:46 PM »
Get them rusty bolts in vinegar mate :daumenhoch:

Is that right Danny  ???

rusty bolts = vinegar   :)

bokbok

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #22 on: June 17, 2009, 11:13 PM »
i got some full set of all the bolts plus the big ones coming for free of a lad at my gym he works at a place that stocks all different types of bolts  :daumenhoch:

GREMLIN

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #23 on: June 17, 2009, 11:37 PM »
Yeah, very blinging.   :coolsmiley:
 
Although I think it's such a shame when old school parts lose all their definition when people feel the need to polish them to within an inch of their life.
Crisp edges lost, definition lost.

Each to their own I guess, and I'd never presume to tell anybody what to do with their build/parts...   :-X  G.

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Re: how to refurb a peeling tuff neck stem
« Reply #24 on: June 18, 2009, 07:19 PM »
Shame

chrome plate square cornered tuff necks are pretty rare and that has been polished to death , losing half the tigers head and the edges

to me its like spraying a rs2000 purple , some may like a non stock RS but to me its got to be original finish , its the law

Rich

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