19?? Monark (ID Help)

[Monarkman]

I don’t believe they used fender rockets pre 1950. Not 100% though.

I’ve got an ad from 1949 showing the fender rocket along with the pedestal light. If I can

 

[Jimbo79]

Thanks for sharing! I believe mine to be a 49 after all this recent info. I did find some nice patina under this nightmare of a paint job tho. Still trying to figure out how to remove All the nasty blue paint.
I’m sure I’d have a hard time locating the pedestal light and ornament reasonably to keep this think original as possible.

 

[Monarkman]

Thanks for sharing! I believe mine to be a 49 after all this recent info. I did find some nice patina under this nightmare of a paint job tho. Still trying to figure out how to remove All the nasty blue paint.
I’m sure I’d have a hard time locating the pedestal light and ornament reasonably to keep this think original as possible.

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My pleasure! That’s a beautiful bike from what I can see, I wouldn’t be mad if you posted more pics, lol! The Monarks are are a thing of beauty to me.

 

[Jimbo79]

I was trying different techniques like goof-off and acetone for getting the blue off. Last thing I used was paint stripper and just left it on for a few minutes before scraping. The decal kept pretty well but I think the original paint was mostly gone before the blue job. Any other suggestions for paint removal? Thx

 

[razinhellcustomz]

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I was trying different techniques like goof-off and acetone for getting the blue off. Last thing I used was paint stripper and just left it on for a few minutes before scraping. The decal kept pretty well but I think the original paint was mostly gone before the blue job. Any other suggestions for paint removal? Thx

Ry using mineral spirits as I have used thisin the past with good results... Good luck...

 

[Jimbo79]

I’ll give it a shot! Thx