Andrew Gorman
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Spent some more time cleaning off the Rustoleum. The original paint is sadly NOT in good shape. It's tough where it still is sticking, but there are a lot of bare areas. When the repaint was done, someone slathered on some yellowish primer which definitely helped the new paint stick, but fortunately it also comes off with Goof Off graffiti remover (an urban household staple) and steel wool. The pinstriping was relatively unharmed by this harsh treatment, but again there is not much left. Here is the mostly cleaned up front fender:
I was able to confirm again that there is no box striping on the fender- the blue and silver pinstripes shoot straight off the rear end of the fender as well. I have my Beugler striper packed. so once the black is tipped back in I can add and distress the stripes so the bike looks presentable, but 79 years old. I haven't been real happy with aerosol paints, even the Eastwood "chassis black" was pretty tender and chippy. This time I will try black tractor paint with the hardener added. Applied with a brush and color sanded. Anyone out there tried this? Missed Macro Monday, but here is the rear end of the front fender:
I was able to confirm again that there is no box striping on the fender- the blue and silver pinstripes shoot straight off the rear end of the fender as well. I have my Beugler striper packed. so once the black is tipped back in I can add and distress the stripes so the bike looks presentable, but 79 years old. I haven't been real happy with aerosol paints, even the Eastwood "chassis black" was pretty tender and chippy. This time I will try black tractor paint with the hardener added. Applied with a brush and color sanded. Anyone out there tried this? Missed Macro Monday, but here is the rear end of the front fender: