1971 Huffy Twin Stick Mag Wheel

[CRASH]

Wait, this is not a ground-up restoration this time? Keeping the original paint?

Correct. This is a clean up, polish, fix, and upgrade.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Correct. This is a clean up, polish, fix, and upgrade.

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just kidding. lol

 

[CRASH]

Took the tip out. Corrosion is gone, but now it’s raw.

It’ll be covered by the clamp, but corrosion could be a factor in the near future.

(Purple clamp is a stand in while I clean up the original. It’s getting de-corrosioned [is that a word?] and polished)

So I have this metal cast paint that may be a close match.

So…

And…

Not bad. Once it’s cured in a few days I’ll blend it in with some 600 grit, then I’ll polish and wax the frame. The frame has other bare metal scratches. But if I try to touch them up, it may look worse than if I just leave them alone. What do you think?

 

[CRASH]

@The Renaissance Man this is why I have a hard time with original paint. It doesn’t have a lot, but it does have some 53 year old battle scars. These would probably look worse if I try to dab that metal cast on it.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

@The Renaissance Man this is why I have a hard time with original paint. It doesn’t have a lot, but it does have some 53 year old battle scars. These would probably look worse if I try to dab that metal cast on it.

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It's a choice. Either embrace the battle scars (i.e. resist trying to hide them) or go all in like your usual restorations!

 

[CRASH]

I’m embracing.

Tore apart the shift console for cleaning, polishing and rebuilding.

 

[CRASH]

Excited about mail call today!

 

[GeePig]

Excited about mail call today!

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And all I received in the mail today was a supply of cat food...

 

[CRASH]

Hmmmmmm

 

[Chad T]

 

[GeePig]

So are we considering shaving away an alloy wheel instead?

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Hmmmmmm

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Wait. What?

 

[RustySprockets]

Small wheel, isn't it?

 

[Pondo]

Hmmmmmm

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Intriguing.

 

[CRASH]

Small wheel, isn't it?

16"

 

[CRASH]

Wait. What?

I know, right?

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

someone tell me what's going on.

 

[GeePig]

someone tell me what's going on.

nuthin'

 

[CRASH]

someone tell me what's going on.

 

[CRASH]

I’ve got several spinning plates that’ll take a few weeks to complete. Meanwhile, I’m conditioning the OG paint on the frame. I gave it a thorough degreasing wash. Then…

Then…