Schwinn Straight Bar

[then8j]

A friend of mine picked up this bike at a goodwill and asked me to clean it up and make a rider out of it. Thought that I would share the project on here.

 

[then8j]

 

[then8j]

So far so good.
The three major painted parts are cleaned up. I used the pictured Krud Kutter and steel wool. For this frame and paint that worked the best, I tried a number of different things experimenting until I found what worked the best.
The darts and pinstripping are the most fragile. The red stripping was wiping off with soap and water, (it was so deteriorated) .

 

[keith kodish]

nice job!

 

[rusty.kirkpatrick]

Dang, that's coming out nice.

 

[rollfaster]

Thanks for sharing the use of Krud kutter. I've been using this on chrome with a brass bristle brush for years with great results. Bike looks great.

 

[WES PINCHOT]

IF YOU WANT A SMOOTH BRASS KEY CUT TO FIT THE CYCLE LOCK
OR A BROKEN KEY REMOVED OR LOCK REPAIR, I CAN HELP!
EMAIL ME DIRECT AT [email protected]
WES PINCHOT

 

[Awhipple]

Why can't I fibs something like that at goodwill?

 

[then8j]

Good will...... It's all the timing I guess

 

[Dave K]

Sweet bike. Nice work bringing the paint back.