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[franconuevo]

Thought this would be a really cool thread to start. Here's just a few of the bikes I've fixed up, before & after shots.
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Nice work on all of those bikes, Rusty
Notice you added quite a few Tanks, or Fillers between the bars on both men's and on the ladies bike

Did you make these tanks, or buy them....search them out?
Just wondering, 'cuz I'm thinking of doing some Tank work.
Super job, dude.

F r a n c o

 

[franconuevo]

My 1953 Columbia Firewing Three Star DeLuxe

BEFORE RRBBO8

AFTER A COKE

This is art, Kingfish, your work is superb...actually superber than superb. Always admiring your work

Where do you get the old rusty hulks to work on. All I find is, well when I'm "freecycling"..stuff on the curb, but it's just , reg. bikes that I clean up, fix and flip on CL for a few bucks.. Thrift shops, same thing..pretty generic bikes
Pawn shops...forget it.
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Stay cool,
F R A N C O

 

[kingfish254]

This is art, Kingfish, your work is superb...actually superber than superb. Always admiring your work

Where do you get the old rusty hulks to work on. All I find is, well when I'm "freecycling"..stuff on the curb, but it's just , reg. bikes that I clean up, fix and flip on CL for a few bucks.. Thrift shops, same thing..pretty generic bikes
Pawn shops...forget it.
??
Stay cool,
F R A N C O

Thanks for the props on Firewing. Actually the 53 Columbia that I used for Firewing came from a fellow RRBer in trade for a bugeye Columbia Firebolt tank.

 

[firstyearchevelle]

67 Huffy Rail I bought on eBay for $66

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[The Renaissance Man]

1957 Schwinn Wasp

 

[sludgeguy]

1959 Columbia, before

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Rollfast before

after

 

[highwheelerboy25]

1951 Schwinn Special Before:

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[highwheelerboy25]

Unknown year Hawthorne I picked up from the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley NC. Before:

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[highwheelerboy25]

!952 Monark Super Deluxe Before:

After, still waiting on seat, seatpost, and horn unit:

 

[highwheelerboy25]

Western Flyer "Millard Special" restored for its original owner, Millard.

 

[piercer99]

1963 Flying O' Lancer.

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[franconuevo]

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That's a great patina, nice deep luster.
Did you clean , sand and Wax?
or clean, sand and Clear Coat?, or is it just wet ?

 

[Jsparks]

1965 Scwhinn American Before and After

 

[Psycho Sammi]

Before & after pics of the bike I did for my wife on our 20th anniversary

 

[highwheelerboy25]

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That's a great patina, nice deep luster.
Did you clean , sand and Wax?
or clean, sand and Clear Coat?, or is it just wet ?[/QUOTE]
Cleaned and applied boiled linseed oil.

 

[DirtyD]

Before & after pics of the bike I did for my wife on our 20th anniversary View attachment 19472 View attachment 19473

How hard was it to do this paint job? Did you use stencils? I am wanting to do this to my schwinn cantilever.

 

[Psycho Sammi]

How hard was it to do this paint job? Did you use stencils? I am wanting to do this to my schwinn cantilever.

Yes I used stencils and water decals that I purchased on ebay and I used two stage base coat clear coat automotive paint after having everything media blasted. I thought it was fairley easy with the help of the stencils and decals here is a link to that build http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/the-blue-diamond.92455/#post-931857

 

[rat royale]

Here are some of mine... 20's first, including the PsychoTrike,
Up to the 36" Monster!

Thanks for looking!

Rat Royale
REC Elsewhere

 

[rat royale]

Here are a couple of Cycle-Trucks, the Rat Royale project, and Stretch Orangestrong

Rat Royale
REC Elsewhere

Thanks again for looking

 

[franconuevo]

Thanks for looking!

Rat Royale

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