Picked up a Sears Screamer today...

[Mootree]

Found him today on eBay actually, thanks for that. Not gonna lie, it's been a rough night messing with it. It's pretty damn close to the parting out stage, it's just about beyond crusty and my skill level. May need to take a step back and just hang it up for a while and think it over. Kind of bummed, maybe just a bad night to mess with it, these nights come around once in a while.

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[Jaxon]

A 5 gallon bucket of Evaporust will work wonders on all the rusty stuff. Just a good cleaning will have it looking great. Nothing is beyond your skill level. We will tell you how to spend your money and fix it....lol

 

[CRASH]

Moo, you're facing a hard truth: Murray and Huffy chrome was crap. So, after almost 50 years, often it's just junk. The gorgeous examples that you've seen are fully restored, meaning they have often be re-chromed. It's not a cheap process, and often it's done for love, not for financial gain, because you can quickly outspend the worth of a bike in just chrome cost.

But the results can't be argued with.

 

[rfeagleye]

Hang in there Moo! They are projects, but at least you have them to work on, and can take your time with them.

 

[Muttley]

Throw it in a tub of de-rusting stuff, hit it with some chrome polish and call it good. It'll make a pretty nice partial 'restoration' and you wont be afraid to ride it.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Throw it in a tub of de-rusting stuff, hit it with some chrome polish and call it good. It'll make a pretty nice partial 'restoration' and you wont be afraid to ride it.

That there is some good advice!

 

[ODDER]

Any progress? Don't give up. It's gonna be a cool ride.

 

[Mootree]

I actually may be trading someone who has more time to mess with it. If it falls through, I plan to buy a 5 gallon bucket of evaporust and get going. I'm ok with it either way but it will be a slow process if I'm in charge of it. Appreciate the encouragement from everyone!

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[Mootree]

Well, a conclusion to the story. I ended up selling the bike to a guy down by St Louis who's brother had one growing up. He plans to restore it and give it to him and he's been looking for one for a while. He's super excited and I feel good about it. I think the better owner ended up with it honestly. I don't think l would have restored it to completion which is exactly what he plans to do. In a strange turn of events, I sold my orange krate this weekend too. But, I just purchased my first vintage bmx bike, picking that up Saturday. More on that to come. I'll probably regret getting rid of the Screamer but again, it went to a good home.

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[ODDER]

I sold mine this week too. Also bought a BMX. Weird. I bought a 1987 Hanter Attack. What'd you get?

 

[Mootree]

I sold mine this week too. Also bought a BMX. Weird. I bought a 1987 Hanter Attack. What'd you get?

'86 Diamondback Hot Streak. I'll update the bmx forum when I actually get it.

Edit: guess its actually a Viper but still cool as heck as far as I'm concerned.

 

[RailRider]

Nothing wrong with a BMX'er!

 

[Mootree]

Got it home today, pretty excited about this one too. Rides great, just needs some cleaning but it's a great survivor. I'll start a new post about it later.

 

[DPARTY82]

Dig that color on the Diamond Back.