1941 Schwinn Admiral Autocycle project

[1motime]

Extra cool! Someone in Cali will give you enough for that headlamp to cover the price of the one you need.

Is that where the money is?

 

[juanitasmith13]

That's where the most bikes of the brands that used that lamp are collected and ridden..... and otherwise, Yeah... I had to use one like that because I am TOOOO POOR to by the headlamp my Shelby originally had. This one was to bare metal; $65.00 plus mailing.

 

[1motime]

That's where the most bikes of the brands that used that lamp are collected and ridden..... and otherwise, Yeah... I had to use one like that because I am TOOOO POOR to by the headlamp my Shelby originally had. This one was to bare metal; $65.00 plus mailing.View attachment 1220367

Nicely done!

 

[juanitasmith13]

That lamp, and one un-fixable fender brace, are all I lack of being satisfied with this one. It rides GREAT! @John G04 needs to clean his back to OG. He has a winner! (I'm partial to green).

 

[John G04]

Got to work on it alittle bit today. It has a weird brownish coating on all of the light green and I tried removing it with nu wave which worked in spots, then tried waxing it off which did nothing, only thing that kinda worked was scotch brite pad and dish soap along with aggressive scrubbing. Has anyone else run into something like this? It kind of flakes off when scrubed

 

[juanitasmith13]

Looking Good! If frame and fenders follow suite this will really be a great OG score! (I don't agree with the folk who never wash and wax their car 'cause it lowers the value)!

 

[Hammerhead]

Great looking project. Loving the two-tone green. Good luck with the cleaning process.
Hammerhead

 

[1motime]

Got to work on it alittle bit today. It has a weird brownish coating on all of the light green and I tried removing it with nu wave which worked in spots, then tried waxing it off which did nothing, only thing that kinda worked was scotch brite pad and dish soap along with aggressive scrubbing. Has anyone else run into something like this? It kind of flakes off when scrubedView attachment 1223394

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It looks like someone put some sort of clear coat on it

 

[John G04]

It looks like someone put some sort of clear coat on it

Thats what I was thinking, maybe shellac?? I thought I remembered @Freqman1 having a bike with the same coating

 

[1motime]

Thats what I was thinking, maybe shellac?? I thought I remembered @Freqman1 having a bike with the same coating

Doubtful that is shellac. Probably lacquer. Ask him. He seems to be an expert