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So...what is your next step...?
you make things all rhyme.."
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So...what is your next step...?
(MBBO#5 Class 1) deterioRat
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Nice one furyus. What's the plan for "refurbishment" more special sauce? Those rims should clean up. Tin foil + WD40 works good.
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Next step is the caress of steel
massage the rust
on frame, on wheel
furyus
{with apologies to Rush}
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More special sauce indeed.
Yes, the sprocket is cleaned and ready for re-installation.
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More Gibbs...
Still looks wet, especially in the last shot, but that has more to do with lighting than with residue. The thing that makes Gibbs so attractive to me is how it is dry to the touch shortly after application (these shots were immediately afterwards), how it brings a sheen back to the paint and the fact that it stays looking like this for a long time (months in some cases).
Nearly done with the first application on the frame. I'll probably do at least one more prior to re-assembly. A second or third application puts a little more muscle (!) into arresting further rust and deepens the existing patina at the same time. Wheels are the next item to be addressed.
furyus
Still looks wet, especially in the last shot, but that has more to do with lighting than with residue. The thing that makes Gibbs so attractive to me is how it is dry to the touch shortly after application (these shots were immediately afterwards), how it brings a sheen back to the paint and the fact that it stays looking like this for a long time (months in some cases).
Nearly done with the first application on the frame. I'll probably do at least one more prior to re-assembly. A second or third application puts a little more muscle (!) into arresting further rust and deepens the existing patina at the same time. Wheels are the next item to be addressed.
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First of the second month, time to get back on page one for a bit.
Inner rim of my rear wheel. Won't show you the whole thing - you'll get the idea.
Same spot, after elbow grease and steel wool.
Front wheel, complete with fixer-upper cocoon...
Elbow grease...
So, cleaning this up inch by inch and then I'll shoot it with black Rustoleum to slow down the Second Law of Thermodynamics a bit. Can't believe how bad the Second Law is affecting me; my elbow grease strength and endurance ain't what it used to be.
furyus
Inner rim of my rear wheel. Won't show you the whole thing - you'll get the idea.
Same spot, after elbow grease and steel wool.
Front wheel, complete with fixer-upper cocoon...
Elbow grease...
So, cleaning this up inch by inch and then I'll shoot it with black Rustoleum to slow down the Second Law of Thermodynamics a bit. Can't believe how bad the Second Law is affecting me; my elbow grease strength and endurance ain't what it used to be.
furyus
Nice work on the rim cleaning. Did you hit the outsides? This should have a nice look to it.
Vintage clean...my favorite look. RaT oN!
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Paint booth is the back of my truck. Contours in the gate and bed are perfect for holding a S2/S7 in place. Taped up and ready. The sunlight brings out a lot of rust I missed in the dim garage. Much better than it was to begin with, however. Here's the S7 (pic is supposed to be vertical but this software knows better than I do).
Both wheels with fresh Rustoleum. Should slow the rust for a while.
Chad, the outsides will be another post when I get the chance. They are not done yet.
Odd, you know how it is - our "clean" around here would make some bikers go into cardiac arrest. Their loss.
furyus
Both wheels with fresh Rustoleum. Should slow the rust for a while.
Chad, the outsides will be another post when I get the chance. They are not done yet.
Odd, you know how it is - our "clean" around here would make some bikers go into cardiac arrest. Their loss.
furyus
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Yeah, we have only to glance at a rusty bike and it gives us a sense of peace and comfort.....you could call it...'rust in peace'.
I love it! I'm all for keeping original paint intact. Nice to see this one getting preserved! I'm watching. 
Nice work on the rims, that should keep them good for a while longer!
Luke.
Luke.
Gotta love a mucsle bike that you need to get a tetanus shot before you ride.
You have jostled my memory stones once again KF. I think there was a bike build with the word 'tetanus' in it sometime over the past year....remember which one?
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That type of bike is hard work.
Keep enough rust for a preserved look.
I like to wet sand those. Smooth out the rust spots but keep the discoloration of the paint/base coat/primer/bare metal all exposed in a small area.
Clear coat of that. Protect that bare metal and enhance the colors that are still there.
That bike is going be great
Nice work!
Keep enough rust for a preserved look.
I like to wet sand those. Smooth out the rust spots but keep the discoloration of the paint/base coat/primer/bare metal all exposed in a small area.
Clear coat of that. Protect that bare metal and enhance the colors that are still there.
That bike is going be great
Nice work!
Man that is King Crust
I never heard of the Gibbs penetrant you mention Furyus
are you sanding off or grinding off some of the chunkies and then applying the gibbs....or just hitting it with the oil and leaving it??
This should be very cool...I like it
franco
I never heard of the Gibbs penetrant you mention Furyus
are you sanding off or grinding off some of the chunkies and then applying the gibbs....or just hitting it with the oil and leaving it??
This should be very cool...I like it
franco
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I appreciate your encouragement, Kildare.
I follow more of an "oil 'er up and let 'er go" philosophy. Really not cleaning any of the rust at all. Oiling surfaces and greasing threaded areas and such, but the less rust removed, the better. I don't use a clearcoat because I like my corrosion to continue to mature.
Installed the kickstand, crank, sprocket and pedals this evening.
furyus
