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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: V.D.C 84 on September 12, 2008, 09:57 PM
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Well dug the old bike out my parents shed and its looking sorry for itself but it has been 25 years.
Been doing the autosol,brasso,coke and tin foil trip but looks like new chrome is needed.
Got my new decals thanks Del,
I will put the finished item up here but gonna take a while i think,
one thing i always had trouble with all them years ago was the headset with it being a different size,
i remember buying the best one i could back then but there must be something better now,any ideas.
Well wish me luck ,
gonna enjoy this...
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you could always do it white or black if the chrome is that fooked
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ok how come i can't stick my photo up,
is it because i've been drinking.
Getting stupid white box with red cross >:(
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DONT SELL IT FOR LESS THAN £400 , AS IT IS NOW ;)
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ok how come i can't stick my photo up,
is it because i've been drinking.
Getting stupid white box with red cross >:(
Get a photobucket account and post the img url...
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DONT SELL IT FOR LESS THAN £400 , AS IT IS NOW ;)
dont sell it at all, there is not many people about with there bikes from bitd
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don't sell it mate !!
unless its to me !! ;)
get a photobucket account, or PM me and I'll stick the pics up for ya :daumenhoch:
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he never said he was going to sell it
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Can't sell it too bigger part of my life going to Rom etc...
Just want to see it looking fresh and gleaming,
which at the moment looks a long way off.
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sort the photobucket thing and post us up a piccy :daumenhoch:
i did both of mine white and love them
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/qq244/cheeselolly/002.jpg)
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cool that will look great built up
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Sorry came out a bit big
makes it look well scary
It will be transformed.
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man thats gonna need some lovin, the acs pedals are cool, dont see many of them about, if you want it re - chromed speak to nick gashead in bristol, hes had a few done and have come out pukka. if powder speak to superbikedan. comes from essex and should be able to sort that no problem. was speaking to BUBBS this morning about his original receipt of his changa that he got 26/11/83 from surrey skateboards
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Hello mate, i am about to take my Kuwahara Laserlite in to be chromed sometime in the next few weeks.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p88/dirtbiker250f/kuwi0.jpg)
I can give you a progress if you want or take yours into be re-chromed with mine mate.
I live in York dunno were your at but if i can help gis a shout :daumenhoch:
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wicked that you've still got it after all these years , never seen a piccy of one that way before normally blinging , think that'll re chrome up alright? hope it will , looks like a powder job ,id do it white :smitten: :smitten: :daumenhoch:
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:smitten:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d87/harris15570/100_4924.jpg)
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no need, you know I love that freestyler Mr Harris :knuppel2: :LolLolLolLol: :daumenhoch: Deffo gotta be white if no good on the re chroming side :daumenhoch:
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This Changa came from Surrey's as well probably around the same time.
They do look special in white but wanted to see if i could get it chromed like it used to.
Since been polishing it looks better than that now .
thanks for the help dirtbiker but i'm in surrey long way out let me know how your chrome experience goes.
Any one got advice on a quality headset for it,
always had trouble with it coming loose back in the day...... :daumenhoch:
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Mate,
Listen up. Not sure how far into polishing it you are but deffo put some brown hp sause on it and leave on for 2 days. Then get the unsharp/blunt side of a knife and take the rust off. Then autosol it. Polish and polish and polish and do it in sections, ie chainstays, top tube, bb etc. I would ALWAYS advise against rechroming. IMO i believe that the chromers make them way too chromey! Keep it as original as you can. If you want i will help ya. I live in Surrey too and have fooked about with loads of chrome bikes. ;)
Nick
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sounds a good idea munners for a change :2funny: ;)
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sounds a good idea munners for a change :2funny: ;)
:LolLolLolLol:
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Mate,
Listen up. Not sure how far into polishing it you are but deffo put some brown hp sause on it and leave on for 2 days. Then get the unsharp/blunt side of a knife and take the rust off. Then autosol it. Polish and polish and polish and do it in sections, ie chainstays, top tube, bb etc. I would ALWAYS advise against rechroming. IMO i believe that the chromers make them way too chromey! Keep it as original as you can. If you want i will help ya. I live in Surrey too and have fooked about with loads of chrome bikes. ;)
Nick
does it have to be HP Nick, can it be Daddies :LolLolLolLol:
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Cheers Nick ,
I will try the sauce sounds like it can get messy,sure your not winding me up,
Is there such a thing as too chromey
i would have thought nice and shiny would have been good.
Thanks for all the encouragement guys
Missus thinks i'm having a midlife ,when its finished she wants me to sell it,
but thats never gonna happen.....
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Cheers Nick ,
I will try the sauce sounds like it can get messy,sure your not winding me up,
Is there such a thing as too chromey
i would have thought nice and shiny would have been good.
Thanks for all the encouragement guys
Missus thinks i'm having a midlife ,when its finished she wants me to sell it,
but thats never gonna happen.....
bloody women, why is everything such a threat to there feckin shoppin trips
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Obviously it could be messy but easy to clean up after.
Its not a wind up.
Bikes bitd were not ultra chromey! IMO they just look too bling when things are rechromed and it must be pointed out that once the chrome has been stripped the frame and forks need to be poilished to a really high standard otherwise the rechrome will look as if they have chromed over sand particals. The better the prep the better the chrome and alot of companies do not polish to the standard that the bike was when it was chromed originally.
You will have more self satisfaction knowing that the frame and forks are original chrome and that the decals are original too. I would always try and save it first.
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Here is a frame and forks i had done. Good example of what i mean.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/BMX001.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/BMX002.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/BMX005.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/BMX003.jpg)
Then the rechrome
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/SkywayStemandSkywayrechrome001.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/SkywayStemandSkywayrechrome002.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/SkywayStemandSkywayrechrome003.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/SkywayStemandSkywayrechrome004.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/SkywayStemandSkywayrechrome006.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/SkywayStemandSkywayrechrome007.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/SkywayStemandSkywayrechrome011.jpg)
If you look at the bb you will notice that it is gritty and a tarnished colour. This is because it wasnt polished very well in that area.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/NewSkyway005.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s213/munners1975/NewSkyway003.jpg)
This bike looked great but if i could have saved it i would have tried. The chrome had flaked off in places like in the first pic and i had no choice.
You may like it looking blingy but it was never like i remembered a chrome TA bitd.
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listen to what nick has to say, cos if anybody can fecck a bike up its munners ::)
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you was on about the headset also coming loose alot
check first that you havent got a low spot on your fork threads
as they can jump threads as the pitch gets worn or the head tube isnt flared as with vdc they did that alot.
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Hi for what its worth i must agree with mr munners, i have a pre serial hutch i have been toying with the idea of getting it re chromed, but with a bit of hard work got it to this
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj275/stevebeechaTA/20042008139.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj275/stevebeechaTA/21042008146.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj275/stevebeechaTA/20042008141.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj275/stevebeechaTA/21042008148.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj275/stevebeechaTA/20042008140.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj275/stevebeechaTA/21042008147.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj275/stevebeechaTA/20042008136.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj275/stevebeechaTA/21042008144.jpg)
What do you think, it was not quite as badder nick as yours but you never know
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:4_17_5: :4_17_5:
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as munners say try and polish it up as yep too many bikes now that are rechromed as to be honest look too bling , not enough survivors out there now :)
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Cool you've convinced me to keep on polishing,
the Hutch looks great if i could get it looking like that i'd be well happy,
but mine is in bad shape to start,
will polish all week and see how it looks by the weekend.
Thanks harris for the advice on the headset....
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Do the Oxalic/Hp thing before polishing ;)
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Chrome was never that good on my changa,was going to get it painted white back in the day, skipped my changa abouit 5 years ago regreted it ever since still got my VDC freestyle bars
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Hows she looking? :)
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No one replied about your headset mate, here you go, best headset you could hope to put in that sucker!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Campagnolo-Record-headset-english_W0QQitemZ140296609740QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item140296609740&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
If the chrome can't be saved, do a Charlie Reynolds replica and paint her pink! If you want it rechromed i can get it done down here in Poole.
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Re chrome always looks 'wet look' to me. I still consider getting my TA powdered on an almost daily basis. Just stripping it down currently and will decide after its had another polish.
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i do agree with Clive on the headset,used to have one on my changa.lurvely!
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thats gonna look great,my all time fave f+f!
resto the bits you already have,get bits you always wanted to finish, and you,ll love it!
:4_17_5:
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Wow, hope everything goes all well with the Changa resto!
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Thanks for the help and interest guys,
This is taking longer than i thought what with credit crunch and christmas,but got it back from the cromers today,
new decals are on and looking good.
Cleaned up my skyways gonna get a flight crank,but not sure about seat or bars would love some Monkey Bars,
but would have more chance of finding Animal Chin........
Aiming it early summer finish :daumenhoch:
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Lets see some pictures of this re-chrome :4_17_5: