Leave alone, Spray or Annodise?

[eejayb]

As the autumn approaches and riding outside is reduced, I have started stripping my 1983 Record Sprint. The 'gold' components are showing their age somewhat. My question to the forum is should I restore leaving the 'old' original look to the gold components or should I spray them or perhaps try the annodising route? A picture of the front hub shows the typical condition of most of the 'gold' components.

Got the hub stripped and cleaned ready to polish. What lubricant should I use for the bearings. Ball bearings and cone type.

 

[retrotrack]

Actually quite like it how it is! Just strip the whole hub down, clean everything within an inch of it's life and get it running mechanically sound again

 

[Maca]

personally I'd do a as new restoration but that's just what I like to do.

 

[Robbied196]

Option 4

Personally, I never liked the gold annodising, so I'd dump them in oven cleaner, strip it all off and then polish them to a mirror finish.

 

[KermitGKona88]

Re:

Leave it honest would be my opinion

 

[Captain Stupido]

Actually quite like it how it is! Just strip the whole hub down, clean everything within an inch of it's life and get it running mechanically sound again

Agree.

 

[Tomahawk kid]

Re:

You tried this ??? https://www.facebook.com/modifiedcoatingsltd/

 

[BikerB]

I would clean and leave it as is, they call it patina .

 

[Nob]

Gold Plating