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1986 Schwinn Paramount steampunked

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revbike

On Training Wheels
I got this Waterford built 1986 Schwinn Paramount a couple of months ago and decided to do something unusual with it. I stripped the paint off down to the bare metal and then used a catalyst to cause it to rust. I then sealed it with polyurethane, polished the chrome and goldleafed the transition sections. I then cobbled together different shimano components and make this sort of steampunk creation. I need a cool head badge for it now, what do you have?
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From what I can see that looks pretty good. I will say that I would be more inclined to try that on a Varsity than Paramount. I like the gold bands that transitions between the rust and the chrome.
 
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