Rustins Wood Dye Quick Drying, Non-Fading and Non-Bleeding All Colours & Sizes
11 Sep, 2019
OK but not as good as I had hoped for.
The above choices are somewhat limiting because they are simple yes no answers whereas in reality the answers to "would I recommend it" and "is it good quality" are somewhere in between. There was no doubt it was good value in terms of low cost and the small tin because I needed less than a tablespoonful for this job.
I bought the walnut shade to even out the colour of a couple of American black walnut strips on my wading staff (fly fishing) and it did but I would like to have added a second coat but the instructions warn against it.
I understood that this dye is suitable for oil and varnish finishes but I was disappointed when I applied coats of tung oil as it pulled out some of the dye.
McNett Gear Aid Tenacious Tape Gore-Tex Fabric Patches
09 Jun, 2021
Only Time Will Tell
Well it arrived ok and it plugged the hole in my jacket so that's a good start. This Goretex is good stuff, it hasn't rained since I got it and I don't intend standing under the shower for the purposes of writing a review.
Hope Disc Brake Caliper Mono Mini 974 EXCELLENT CONDITION
02 Sep, 2020
A Worthwhile Upgrade.
Bought as a replacement for the front brake of some Hope Mini/m4 that had IS no 8 calipers. The rear was OK but the front needed to be changed for the post mount forks I have looked for a no 9 74 M4 but could find one in decent condition at a reasonable price so I decided on this.
Before installing it I lubricated bench tested it to make sure the pistons were working; they were sticking a bit so I lubricated them. I also bled the brakes whilst still on the bench to prevent contamination of the rotors had this been done in situ. It did take quite a while to do this successfully but with everything ok I installed it on the bike and then did a long gentle downhill quiet stretch of road to bed the pads into the disc.
Although this caliper took some bleeding I am familiar with the bleeding technique on Hope and much prefer it over the Avid brakes that were on my wife's bike. The quality of Hope brakes is excellent