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First look at the frame. I’ll get better pics of the pattern in the sun soon. I installed the forks then waxed them both. Not really...

I’ve never tried. Only one way to find out!

So far this bike is coming apart like a loaf of wet bread. I haven’t sworn once disassembling it. Not even one seized nut or bolt. Even...

Welcome aboard! That bike was made by Schwinn for BF Goodrich, in 1947 going by the "C" at the beginning of the 5 digit serial number.

Ditched the mtb forks and fitted up a bmx set. Looks cooler, suits the colour theme

And more decals. I went with the earlier style head tube decal as it has more white in it, which seems appropriate for a bike that has...

Welcome to the forum! From the dropouts it looks to be post war to me, but I'm not too familiar with these models. Some of the other...

I'm trying to figure out the year?

Next question. Can I use regular 3% peroxide from the drug store to whiten plastic? We don't have a salon close by. Also, has anyone...

Sharpie marker. Hit it black, then blue, then red while the inks are still wet. You may be able to "mix" a color into there.

Thanks! I am pretty happy with it. Now I just have to try to keep it nice during assembly.

Beautiful 🍒

Bad pics but the decals look great, this is a custom design that @CRASH did for a previous build. Good stuff

I had to include one for my stocking, too...

It may not be real easy to see in the pics but the paint is super sparkly. It looks terrific. It was a ton of work but I’m impressed...