Hiawatha Arrow Project

[npence]

I bought this Hiawatha Arrow off feebay a while back the red paint faded to a crappy brown color so I thought well just maybe the red paint can still be saved under the brown so after some scubbin this is what has happen. and I should be getting my tank in the mail in about a week or so I hope.

When I got the bike

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After some cleaning and polishing

 

[Skipton]

Man you have the coolest bikes! ... the red came out great... can't wait to see it done!

 

[Carbon]

Very Cool, those bars are just right.

 

[Skipton]

npence,

Question is what cost more?..... the bike or the tank?

So jealous

 

[axsepul]

nice, looks like you have an extra set of fenders on the ground

 

[npence]

nice, looks like you have an extra set of fenders on the ground

Those are my colson fenders for my supercruiser project.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Looks great Nate!

 

[npence]

Finally found the correct rack and tank so this project is now finished time to ride.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Wow, that looks great :wink:

 

[npence]

I think it might be time for me to restore my girls model now to have a matching pair since the boys is so much fun to ride

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[Buster1]

What did you do to scrub it and bring it back to life? I am fighting mine right now.

 

[npence]

I used 0000 steel wool and some rubbing compound then waxed it and buffed it out.

 

[hotrodscott813]

I love your Arrow, it looks absolutely right. I have to ask, being a newbie, what kind of bars are those? Were they standard equipment?

 

[dougfisk]

I used 0000 steel wool and some rubbing compound then waxed it and buffed it out.

What a transformation. :shock: Was it oxidized paint that you were removing, or surface rust?

 

[npence]

I love your Arrow, it looks absolutely right. I have to ask, being a newbie, what kind of bars are those? Were they standard equipment?

Those a factory handle bars made by torrington and they where an upgraded option in this bike.

 

[npence]

I used 0000 steel wool and some rubbing compound then waxed it and buffed it out.

What a transformation. :shock: Was it oxidized paint that you were removing, or surface rust?

It was oxidized paint hardly had in rust on the bike.

 

[Buster1]

You used the steel wool on the paint!!?? I heard not to do that. Was the paint okay?

 

[npence]

paint is fine sometimes you have to think out side the box and hope it works and this time it did. just dont scrub to hard with the steel wool and make sure it is 0000 steel wool.

 

[schwinnmesa]

That is one sharp looking ride!