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C5Alive General Category => C5 Chatroom => Topic started by: Luke S on 25, January, 2013 - 21:27:30

Title: Center caps
Post by: Luke S on 25, January, 2013 - 21:27:30

Look at this on eBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sinclair-C5-Wheel-Rear-Covers-including-centre-caps-/271144505277?pt=UK_Collectables_Bicycle_RL&hash=item3f2178cfbd&_uhb=1 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sinclair-C5-Wheel-Rear-Covers-including-centre-caps-/271144505277?pt=UK_Collectables_Bicycle_RL&hash=item3f2178cfbd&_uhb=1)

Description from seller

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They are used and have the usual scratches from the kerb. Apart from the scratches there is no other damage and the center caps both have all three fixing clips in good order

Scratch marks from the kerb, it looks like they have been smashed into the kerb consistently. lol  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Center caps
Post by: Dave.76 on 25, January, 2013 - 21:52:01

Scratch marks from the kerb, it looks like they have been smashed into the kerb consistently. lol  ;D ;D
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You're right there, they look pretty well battered  :o

Title: Re: Center caps
Post by: Lancealot on 25, January, 2013 - 21:54:02

Plenty of hot soapy water, wet and dry, elbow greese and they come up like new........................

Lance

Title: Re: Center caps
Post by: C5 ENTHUSIAST + RESTORER on 25, January, 2013 - 22:17:27

Hi it looks like they have been painted in the past ...So they may not be to bad to restore

Chas

Title: Re: Center caps
Post by: Karl on 25, January, 2013 - 22:44:28

As Chas says they're not too bad.

They can get easily damaged with even mild usage but even so they do tend to clean up really well and it is also possible to reduce most of the scratches with light sanding.

Title: Re: Center caps
Post by: Luke S on 28, February, 2013 - 17:15:06

Quote from: BooBoo on  25, January, 2013  - 22:44:28

As Chas says they're not too bad.

They can get easily damaged with even mild usage but even so they do tend to clean up really well and it is also possible to reduce most of the scratches with light sanding.

How can you repair them if they have got deep scratches in them like mine  :-\

Title: Re: Center caps
Post by: Lancealot on 01, March, 2013 - 21:03:25

Heavy sanding but gradually getting finer.

Lance