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Offline hokuspokus74

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Mike Buff rim question?
« on: October 28, 2014, 10:58 PM »
Am going to be stripping my mike buff's there like an off white/creamy color....Am wondering is there anyway that they can be brought up to be white,would bleaching work or what other way can it be done or even can they be brought up white etc?

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Re: Mike Buff rim question?
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2014, 11:01 PM »
They are an off white colour from new not white sort of an ivory colour in sure bleaching would bring them up but they won't every be white white as they were creamy white from new best thing I found to clean them was a scouring pad and a powder cleaner like vim (showing my age there)

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Re: Mike Buff rim question?
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2014, 11:46 PM »
Yeah an ivory colour mate they are i had them on a white haro but just didnt look right and the missus even said it didnt go lol
VIM  :LolLolLolLol: now we are going back a few years now,even i remember it  :D
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Re: Mike Buff rim question?
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2014, 02:00 AM »
My Mike Buff rims had been lightly sanded by their previous owner to brighten them and remove minor scratches. This destroyed the Mike Buff signature/Z Rim logo, but they came up a nice bright almost white. Maybe shave a very thin layer off, then buff (pardon the pun) with 1000/1500 wet & dry paper

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Re: Mike Buff rim question?
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2014, 07:16 AM »
i always think they look better as they were, the same with old white Tuffs.  much prefer them left a creamy colour from age rather than bleached

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Re: Mike Buff rim question?
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2014, 07:36 AM »
i always think they look better as they were, the same with old white Tuffs.  much prefer them left a creamy colour from age rather than bleached
I would agree with you Rob  :daumenhoch:

As Glenboy says, they are ivory from new, that's what seperates them from white Z rims and everybody knew you had Buff Z's when the logo had worn away.

I would sell them on and buy some white ones, not ruin them by trying to sand the life out of them, in opinion that is  :)
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« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2014, 01:33 AM »
Its just they didnt look rite when i had tried them on my skyway as i am going for an all white,now there not on it just lying in the workshop and thats why i was asking about bleaching them,but i think i will go with you guys and just leave them as they are,might just sell them on or trade them :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2014, 07:28 AM »
Yeah i'd sell them or trade them for something you want  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Mike Buff rim question?
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2014, 08:43 AM »
i doubt bleaching them or soda blasting them would do any good anyway as they are the same colour all the way through  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2014, 11:03 AM »
cheers Delray :daumenhoch: well might sell them or trade need to strip them and put better hubs on them,would be ok if you got bmx parts that would match the colour of the buff rims,is there anyway of even making the mike buff signature stand out better on the rims?
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Re: Mike Buff rim question?
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2014, 04:07 PM »
Sounds like swapping them would be the best option. I'm not sure which are more desirable, white or Mike Buffs?  :-\

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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2014, 01:36 PM »
hey dancetothedrummersbeat,are you offering a swap then :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2014, 08:21 PM »
hey dancetothedrummersbeat,are you offering a swap then :LolLolLolLol:

Hi. Unfortunately they've now been completely sanded down and dyed blue! They are the rims on my avatar picture. They were too far gone as Mike Buff Zeds when i got them. The logo/signature had almost completely gone. Sorry i can't help!

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« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2014, 09:49 PM »
i suppose i could dye them and see how that turns out i wonder would red take to them ok :daumenhoch:
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Re: Mike Buff rim question?
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2014, 11:24 PM »
Red should take ok I would think. There are a few threads in the tech & resto/tech sticky section on how to do it. I found that RIT powder dye worked much better than Dylon. Here's a link to my Z rim resto thread

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,158136.0.html

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« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2014, 02:02 AM »
Ive dyed blue ones black before came out sweet,i know my luck the red would turn pink lol love the builds excellent project ;)
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Re: Mike Buff rim question?
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2014, 01:43 PM »


Heres my nos set and yes they are a creamy white , look at how white the hubs are in comparrison

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Re: Mike Buff rim question?
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2014, 02:23 PM »
They are a very ivory colour arent they when you add white hube to it you really see the difference
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