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1940 '41 Murray ELGIN

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dodgerblue

Finally riding a big boys bike
Since Im finally able to post pictures , will try to post updated flicks of work as I progress . This a bike I got from cabe member ( bikeworder ) about a year ago. It was about 75% of complete ride . I have almost everything needed to get on the finished and rollin.
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After spending some time trying to remove blue house paint to reveal nice original color I had NO such luck . After looing at many other posts of dif. bikes I thought the bare metal look would be cool . Rustjunkie ( Scott ) helped me get wheels right and even changed out rear cog to a 10 tooth . Thank you Scott . Bike rides so smooth . So I decided to add some more weight to carry around and added tank ,horn w/ bat., and rear carrier . Bike has about 50 miles on this setup . As much as i like bare metal look . I stay near the beach and even parking in garage I just can not keep darn surfice rust off . I cleared fenders . I sprayed w-d 40 on frame and other parts , but rust never sleeps . Or it just attacks when I do . Dont know whether to break it down and slap some paint or leave it bare metal . Michael / Dodgerblue
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That's badass dude, maybe wipe it down with boiled linseed oil, could possibly help with your rust issue.
 
That's badass dude, maybe wipe it down with boiled linseed oil, could possibly help with your rust issue.

Indeed, boiled linseed oil is the way to go on bare metal. Was just reading a thread on the HAMB about guys using it on bare metal and/or heavily patina-ed vehicles.
 
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