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JoeyPaneah
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Hi,
I'm restoring a 1960's Garton Super-Sonda for our daughter. It started out pretty rusty all over. This is pic #1 of it in the condition it came
My 1st step was to wire brush the entire bike which loosens the exterior layer of rust. Then I put on latex gloves and applied rust remover using a paint brush. I used Loctite Rust Remover.
Next, I made sure I had on latex gloves (after not using them and getting burned with the paint stripper the 1st time- burns like ant bites) before applying a paint stripper (Klean Strip stripper paste) with an unused paint brush all over the bike. There wasn't any chrome left on the bike and if there had been I would have left that part alone.
Then, I scrubbed the bike with a brush that had plastic bristles, which helped to the remove the paint even better. Next, I wiped the bike down with acetone to completely remove the paint stripper. This is how it turned out. As you can see, the original red and white paint is revealed.
Then, my wife ("AsenathPaneah") who's in on the project, sanded the bike until it was smooth while using a 220 grit sandpaper on a sanding machine. We also sanded hard to reach places by hand.
Then I mixed Bondo cream filler with Bondo cream hardener and used the can's directions. Working fast because of how quickly the Bondo hardens, I filled in dents and holes with the Bondo mixture. Because there was a pretty large hole in the side of the Sonda, we came up with the idea of filling the hole with foil paper and then covering it with Bondo. That worked out great for the hole.
After that, we sanded the Bondo portions until they were flush with the metal parts next to them. Will post more as project progresses.
I'm restoring a 1960's Garton Super-Sonda for our daughter. It started out pretty rusty all over. This is pic #1 of it in the condition it came
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