1/2 good and 1/2 bad stingray????

[Hitman44]

Ok -- I got this for a good price but now I am wondering. It has nearly perfect paint on 1/2 of the bike and the other half ... not so much. It was a 5 speed stik. I have a new fork but I am concerned about a few areas and I wanted to see what you guys think and how you would handle it. I really don't like to repaint bikes!unless it is unavoidable.

 

[FreddyS]

It looks like half the bike was sticking out of garage for years and the other half was not! That looks like some bad rust on head post. Sand it down and see what you have. If it is really bad maybe some Tig welding and some serious sanding?


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[SSG]

Looks like someone spilled some brake fluid or battery acid on it.

 

[Hitman44]

Crap -- so how do I paint a big area like that ???? Won't it look bad?

 

[honestherman]

First of all you said you got it for a good price . Either clean it up a bit and use it or sandblast and powder coat it the color you want. Either way just remember you got it at a good price. ...... I bought a nice old convertible Westfield with a broken frame. I was looking for a frame to put Tank , Fenders ,Rack etc on and I found a Complete bike same color rider missing the fenders etc . So I switched everything and scrapped the broken frame. I bought it right and got what I wanted.

 

[Jaxon]

My take on it is since there are plenty of mint green fastbacks out there. You could clean the rust and match the paint but it's not rare enough to do that. Like Herman said clean it or paint it. Time to have some fun with it

 

[Hitman44]

I Soum a huge wad of touch up paint would look really bad correct ?

 

[honestherman]

And the reason this bike is not being ridden as it is ? Is it really rare one of 7,00000000000 bikes ? It wants you to take it to the park tomorrow I see a movie in the making "elephant bike"

 

[pholTmonx]

I Soum a huge wad of touch up paint would look really bad correct ?

Will look like a huge was of touch up paint...
i think a good wiping and alot of the scary orange will go away...
Depends if plan sell or for you.
For sale, unless your going do the ray the whole way I'd not touch it... Then again doing it all they will end up citing why you could sell it for...
I'd enjoy it as is.
Really strange market if not involved.
I've poked at it and honestly the costs put me right back on vintage balooners.

 

[FreddyS]

And the reason this bike is not being ridden as it is ? Is it really rare one of 7,00000000000 bikes ? It wants you to take it to the park tomorrow I see a movie in the making "elephant bike"

Love the rat look myself but I would not not ride or drop some serious money into it until I knew the frame was solid and could support me. The rust around the head post would worry me until I knew how much of the rust was superficial and how much was not.

JM2C


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[Hitman44]

All very good points -- thanks for your thoughts.