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'61 Deluxe model?

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Hammerhead

Cruisin' on my Bluebird
I picked this up a few weeks ago. All disassembled. And stripped the rest of the paint. I may leave it polished metal. Not totally sure though. Thoughts?
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Hammerhead
 
Thank you. Started with a brass wire wheel on an electric drill, then hand sanded with 150 wet sand, then 220 wet sand. Dry rubbed with fine scotch Brite pad. Final step was Mother's chrome polish with one of those cones on the drill. I think it could polish better if I wet sanded more with the 220, then maybe some 400.
Hammerhead
 
Painted the fork today. Foot + of snow forcast for tomorrow so.... Inside stuff for a few days. Other than snow removal.
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Hammerhead
 
OMG!!! All that work polishing up the frame and you used a solid color paint! I would have gone with a translucent (candy) Blue paint so the metal underneath would make it pop. ;)
 
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OMG!!! All that work polishing up the frame and you used a solid color paint! I would have gone with a translucent (candy) Blue paint so the metal underneath would make it pop. ;)
I'm going to redo the fork. It was very rusted in some spots so tried the candy over white primer. Close but I guess more sanding and polishing on the fork.
Hammerhead
 
I've seen a couple stripped and cleaned up frames where the owners clear coated them, but never seen or tried to candy over the raw tubes. If the frame was cleaned up really good I'd think a candy coat with be BAD verses a clear coat.
 
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