Author Topic: Restoration Disasters (Read 3246 times)

ED209 · « **on:** February 12, 2010, 06:59 PM »

So tell us what things you have done that have gone wrong or been total cock ups ...

if all the pitfalls get listed here then it might help others not suffer the same cock ups.

"if you never make any mistakes then you never make anything at all"

Wadz · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2010, 08:03 PM »

buying an 08 super tuff burner

NORTY40 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2010, 08:14 PM »

Not really had one myself Ed but i do remember a lad of here sending a frame and forks to SBD to get it powdered which Dan did a great job on only for the lad to find the forks that should have gone with the frame under his desk after the frame had come back .

Can't remember who it was

.............................................. ............................... ED

Turned out great in the end though ED

bobafett · « **Reply #3 on:** February 12, 2010, 08:16 PM »

Thats evil that Joff

Bettyswallocks · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2010, 08:29 PM »

Just been looking through old pics

Twin pinch flights on my gen1... what was i thinking...

And ive had a cheap powder job done on an s&m dirtbike... it looks shite!

I've got everything for it, it just needs the frame stripping and doing again and i just cant be arsed at the mo... $:-\$

After 2 years ive yet to build an old bike im happy with

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2010, 08:34 PM »

Fancy a good chrome one

rollin72 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 12, 2010, 09:05 PM »

tried polishing a stem without sanding it down first, it was covered in little dimples after polishing, had to start it all again. used the z-rim stencils instead of decals, when i painted them the paint got under the stencils and just looked like a blob. when fitting a 3 piece crank the top hat washer wasnt flush with the back of the spider it stuck out about 1mm causing the spider and chainwheel to waggle about, after about 3 hours of doing a basil fawlty i sussed it, sanded it down until it was flush, sorted, i could go on but it might sound like i dont know what im doing

brummie · « **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2010, 09:55 PM »

tried pulling some decals off a streetbeat and thought i was doing really well until i noticed 3 lumps of powder missing from the frame

wasnt laughing at the time. i use a hair dryer now

ED209 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2010, 01:53 PM »

Nah I can't remember who it was either - would never do that myself

Quote from: NORTY40 on February 12, 2010, 08:14 PM

Not really had one myself Ed but i do remember a lad of here sending a frame and forks to SBD to get it powdered which Dan did a great job on only for the lad to find the forks that should have gone with the frame under his desk after the frame had come back .

Can't remember who it was .............................................. ............................... ED

Turned out great in the end though ED

markyp · « **Reply #9 on:** February 13, 2010, 02:02 PM »

just nitromorsing my t.a frame,hope its the cold thats burning my hand and not the nitromors

b45t4rd · « **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2010, 02:20 PM »

Tefore, cranks on his Vincent.

rollin72 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 13, 2010, 02:56 PM »

bleaching the cat

in a tub with my z-rims

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #12 on:** February 13, 2010, 06:45 PM »

trying to get a ding out of an XC-11 cage,managed to snap it in half.

brummie · « **Reply #13 on:** February 13, 2010, 06:50 PM »

Quote from: HUTCHMAN on February 13, 2010, 06:45 PM

trying to get a ding out of an XC-11 cage,managed to snap it in half.

how did that happen dave? was you bending it? have got a cage to do see so glad i read this first

pickle · « **Reply #14 on:** February 13, 2010, 06:52 PM »

I think THE biggest mistake is simply rushing a build, I've been as guilty as anyone on this and it never looks right

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #15 on:** February 13, 2010, 06:53 PM »

yes i was bending it,but VERY,VERY lightly. would think twice if i were you.

brummie · « **Reply #16 on:** February 13, 2010, 06:56 PM »

Quote from: HUTCHMAN on February 13, 2010, 06:53 PM

yes i was bending it,but VERY,VERY lightly. would think twice if i were you.

i will

have already bent it a bit and was gonna give it a tap with a hammer

might leave it

CD17 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 13, 2010, 07:25 PM »

Bleaching a set of white alloy tuffs & didn't know you had to protect the alloy hubs

Wadz · « **Reply #18 on:** February 13, 2010, 07:44 PM »

fresh yellow coat and decals on 84 pro performer , then squashed the bottom bracket races with a vice(over tighting), chipping the colour off left ,right and centre

trasher · « **Reply #19 on:** February 13, 2010, 08:01 PM »

couldn't get a pedal of a crank ,,,so i got the petrol sthil saw on it to cut the crank arm in half

a year later i found out they where aerospeeds

not really but that would be funny

oldschoolib · « **Reply #20 on:** February 14, 2010, 07:59 AM »

that is bad the gay pensioner

ED209 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 14, 2010, 06:47 PM »

Just remembered that I drilled my cock once whilst putting some rails on a skateboard.

Accidentally like.

Obviously

joe6187 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:12 PM »

Try to straight a bented DC Tech 7 lever....but broken

firebird4130 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 15, 2010, 05:21 PM »

oh yeah I broke a tech 77 lever trying to put a bend in it. The other stuff I've done was censored for some reason?

PK6061 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 15, 2010, 07:23 PM »

new school tuffs

. killed some KKT pedals with costic soda

Author Topic: Restoration Disasters (Read 3246 times)

Bettyswallocks

b45t4rd

trasher

joe6187

firebird4130

PK6061