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[AngryScientist]

Winter project in progress...

[AngryScientist]

To be Continued...

[.RJ]

Looks nice, following

[Veloo]

Cool!
What's that you're soaking it in?

Was thinking about doing this to a 105 crank on Facebook Marketplace.

[.RJ]

I use oven cleaner for this, but anything with Lye should do the trick. I stripped a dropper post for this one.

[dgauthier]

Originally Posted by .RJ

I use oven cleaner for this, but anything with Lye should do the trick. I stripped a dropper post for this one.

Nice looking post. It's the quality of the polishing job that makes all the difference.

[.RJ]

Originally Posted by dgauthier

It's the quality of the polishing job that makes all the difference.

I used mothers metal polish. I really didnt spend much time on it - maybe 15 min? Probably needs to be disassembled and redone after a year.

[onomic]

Following this as well. I just picked up a cheap pair of DT Swiss hubs painted white for my winter project. I would like to strip them and polish them up. Never done anything like this before but should be fun to try.

[dlui]

does the lye solution attack the base metal or just the anodizing?

[.RJ]

Originally Posted by dlui

does the lye solution attack the base metal or just the anodizing?

Should be just the anodizing.

I have heard shimano doesnt love the idea of this, maybe because of the corrosion and splitting apart issues with their road cranks. I wouldnt worry though.

[benb]

Looks cool. So once you do this it tarnishes and you have to periodically re-polish?

What was Shimano doing back in the day when all the parts just looked like this to keep it from tarnishing?

I can see it not working on a dropper due to it sliding and rubbing but for a crank is there a way to clear coat it?

Heh.. does the GRX still have bonded cranks anyway? I thought Shimano used to make hollow cranks out of a single casting.. they used to make a big deal out of it, and they didn't split.

[Novasfyre]

Originally Posted by dlui

does the lye solution attack the base metal or just the anodizing?

You have to dilute the oven cleaner, and even then you're risking weakening a critical component. Buyer beware.

[merckx]

My advancing age must be the cause of my chestnut shrinkage because there is no way I would give my bicycle a lye bath, and then expect it to safely carry my carcass anywhere worth visiting. I wouldn't trust it even for a pedal to drop a letter off at the post.

[hokoman]

Originally Posted by .RJ

OT - The tires don't look like they would squeeze into the seatstays inflated! Great looking Zukas.

[merckx]

I agree that the Zukas is a nicely appointed machine!