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And there she is!

Headbadge is cured, and ready for patina! The black Schwinn lettering was a stark contrast from the silver 'W', so my wife suggested I paint the 'W' to match. Taking that into consideration, I wanted to weather the lettering a bit more and kind of blend the patina from both ends. So I...

You already know!!! I was ecstatic about how good it came out. I also had to nail my hand to the table to prevent myself from over working it. Ideally, I would've liked to have stepped down the size a nanometer 🤣 but it's so good, I don't want to mess it up.

Techniques...Coping Mechanisms... comme ci, comme ça 🤣🤣🤣

I use alcohol

Alchemy

Time to slap on this sticker so I can mount the plate. This is an amazing NOS 'Weird Wheels' sticker. If mounting to a clean surface or page, this would be a slap and go. The adhesive is pristine. However, this plate is far from clean. I wire wheeled the back, and cleaned it, but I will use...

Deal

Git

Got the tire painted up as well.

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Taped it to a pipe section so I can hammer it and polish it. Coming along beautifully! Mock up with tape, and I think it's ready for glue!

Hit the badge with some 'Goo Gone' in order to remove some old overspray. This evoked a fond memory of my dear friend Carmine (RIP). I've heard others call it "Goo-B-Gone" or "Goo B'gone". But Carmine always said, "Goobie Gone" which always tickled me. He was a dear soul, and a fellow...

🎶 "Swingin' through your town like your neighborhood Spiderman..." 🎶 Sits about right, so now it's time to shape (curvature), polish, and patina. 😁 🙌

Used a dremel to start the outline. Don't want to cut all the way through, initially, so I have something to hold onto. After I made a solid groove around the outline, I used tin snips to cut it out. The groove makes an easier breakaway so the tin snips don't crimp the logo. Then I used...

HERE WE GO!

Thank you so much! 🙏 🙌

Took a photo before heading to work to digest progress so far, and tasks at hand. Looks like I'm down to the following: - Mounting license plate to rear wheel - Re-attach microphone screens to handlebars (threading has been trimmed) - Incorporate Buddha charms in some way? - Paint the...