Before and after

[Balloonoob]

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1941 Roadmaster

Man someone got a little carried away with the red spray paint huh? Scary. That must have been a real pain to get off. Funny that anyone would have thought that would have made the bike look BETTER?!?!? The bike looks VERY nice now. The curved rack matching up with the curved fender braces and truss rods looks awesome.

 

[Balloonoob]

1953 Snyder built Hawthorne.

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I saw this one and thought of you. It's begging for its own before and after. And a fork straightening. https://pueblo.craigslist.org/for/d/aguilar-wards-hawthorne-bicycle/7010125766.html

 

[sccruiser]

What is it with the red paint ! Uurrghh! After a gazillion hours with goof off and rubbing compound , I was able to get about 70 percent of orig paint and pins to resurface. Unfortunately , tank was another story. Paint was thicker and came off all way to metal but the decal was mostly left intact ! I masked just decal and sprayed around it and stank up the finish to match the rest of the bike. Evaporusted the wheels and rebuilt the Morrow hub. Smoothest rider in the fleet.

 

[tomcat peterson]

Colson Goodyear double eagle clipper. Before and after. Removed the red barn paint and found the original paint underneath.

 

[TieDye]

Colson Goodyear double eagle clipper. Before and after. Removed the red barn paint and found the original paint underneath. View attachment 1099274

What did use to get the red paint off? Beautiful bike.
Deb

 

[tomcat peterson]

Before and after '48 schwinn excelsior autocycle.

 

[tomcat peterson]

What did use to get the red paint off? Beautiful bike.
Deb

The old barn paint would scrape off with your fingernail. So, I used a pressure washer on it. It came off surprisingly easy.

 

[tomcat peterson]

'53 shelby before and after.

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[tomcat peterson]

A few more before and afters.

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1961 Schwinn rescued from the trash November 15th

And here it is today November 21