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I saw a post on using Hydrogen peroxide to whiten plastic pedals and it seemed to work pretty well. So, I have some white SKYWAY pro brake pads that aren't too bad, but I'd like to whiten them up just a bit. Since they're pretty hard rubber, would it be safe to try it without screwing them up? Any Chemists among us?

robk131313 · 2012-07-01 11:38pm

Soft Scrub with bleach worked good on my DC pads.

EDK1 · 2012-07-01 11:59pm

robk131313 wrote:
Soft Scrub with bleach worked good on my DC pads.

Hmmm, I'll give it a shot.

Thanks.

SonicMouse · 2012-07-02 12:02am

^^ that's the stuff he's talking about... And it's a miracle worker!

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AnythingButTime · 2012-07-02 12:55am

Bleach may work, but even better, reverse the chemical reaction that is causing the color change. I have been amazed by the years I have talken off by using retr0bright. http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/

EDK1 · 2012-07-02 1:06am

Interesting, I saw something similar on youtube using an old Nintendo.

80sBmxAddict · 2012-07-02 1:23am

AnythingButTime wrote:
Bleach may work, but even better, reverse the chemical reaction that is causing the color change. I have been amazed by the years I have talken off by using retr0bright. http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/

---Sounds like a cool product. But where do you buy it and how much?

Yar · 2012-07-02 5:50am

andrewbmxjnkie wrote:
AnythingButTime wrote:
Bleach may work, but even better, reverse the chemical reaction that is causing the color change. I have been amazed by the years I have talken off by using retr0bright. http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/
---Sounds like a cool product. But where do you buy it and how much?

There is a link on how to make it.
http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/Retr0Bright+Gel

dedmann · 2012-07-02 6:07am

they key here is High Strength peroxide (high %) and uv (sun light).
*butlerglc is our resident mag restoration expert -pm him for advice.
http://bmxmuseum.com/user/28287
a recent thread on peroxide use-
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=412577

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Bling! Bling! · 2012-07-03 4:01pm

I can tell you that straight up Hydrogen Peroxide from walmart whitens mags better than anything else.
These two mags were bleached and they came out tan colored, they were almost brown to begin with.

I left them outside exposed to sun light for about 8 hours and the mag came out snow white.
The camera does not do justice to how white the mag is. I am doing the other one tomorrow.

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KINGPIN · 2012-07-04 3:05am

Would it work with colored tuffs?

cheap`n`cheerful · 2012-12-04 10:09am

Thanks. I used the arrow root recipe retrobrite on a set of realy poor Tuff II`s with rear coaster and alloy front hub. The English weather was typicaly dull so I bought a 24" UV strip light and put it about 10/12 inches above the wheels. Each side had about 3 days with excellent results, no corrosion to the metals and no need to cover them with nasty oil.
Before.

During.

After.

Thanks again.

soulride · 2012-12-04 10:42am

Bling! Bling! wrote:
I can tell you that straight up Hydrogen Peroxide from walmart whitens mags better than anything else.
These two mags were bleached and they came out tan colored, they were almost brown to begin with.

I left them outside exposed to sun light for about 8 hours and the mag came out snow white.
The camera does not do justice to how white the mag is. I am doing the other one tomorrow.
http://www.maxbore.com/peroxidemags.JPG

Just found my next project! Awesome results with the peroxide. Was going to try a media blast but this is more within my realm.
By the end of the winter it will look like I was sun soaked with hydrogen peroxide too!

83dback · 2012-12-04 5:46pm

good resto info. smells like it should be a sticky. cheap 'n' cheerful's mags look sick!

MEFISTO · 2012-12-04 7:01pm

Hydrogen Peroxyde same as...
Agua Oxigenada 100 volumen (30% H. peroxyde)

works well on Yellowed brake pads
Yellowed White Tires with logo (logo is 100% perfect after whitening)
on gray plastic too

i use a Spray head, directly on the bottle
under sun, Spray on the part....wait until sun dry & spray again
in 30 mins had all white again

my english is greatt, right?

cheap`n`cheerful · 2012-12-05 10:16am

Your English is better than mine! I found it dryed even at 4 degrees C, so reppplied it morning and evening. One mix using a 200ml bottle of peroxide lasted both wheels about three days on one side (another mix on the other side). The dry mix leaves a chalky residue of I presume the arrow root, you could clean this off but it seems to blend in with the next coat.

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