*Colson clipper project*

[Nickinator]

slow deal in the works for a cushioner and a clipper chain guard plus a bull nose super cruiser boys project.

Nick.

Looks great Nick. Makes me wish I woulda picked it up. Best of luck finding the missing pieces to make her whole again.

 

[RustyK]

Ol' Clippy

Nice work Nick! Can't wait to ride old clippy.

 

[rockabillyjay]

LOVE how it came out!!! great job on saving what most people would have just blasted away...

 

[DonChristie]

Looks great! You did the Lord's work! This IS what our hobby is all about! Amazing what a lil Steel wool and alot of determination will achieve! Ride on!

 

[Nickinator]

Nose art/pin up girl

So I have made up my mind on this. Since This bike is a 41 and right before we entered the war. I have decided to paint a pin up girl on the chain guard like on bombers during WW2 The names I have come up with are

(Battleship-Becky) Kind of a sailor girl dressed for power.
(Ghostly-Grace) Kind of a see through ghost image riding the bow of a ghost ship
(woMan of war) dressed in revolutionary gear or, a girl on the front bow of a wooden ship like a mascot.
(shipwreck-Shelly) which i would have dressed in really tattered clothes
and My favorite, (unShakable-Shelly) which I will have sitting on a battleship gun pointing out to sea as if she were yelling (FIRE)

What do you guys think?

 

[rustyspoke66]

I like the idea of the girl on the chainguard. I have used danish oil in clear satin applied with a clean rag on a few bikes with simular patina and it seals everything up and really makes the color pop. It also makes maintaining the bike allot easier. It's a cheap way to preserve and you could try it on something else to see how you like it first.

 

[Gary Mc]

Since it's a Clipper, I like "unShakable-Shelly".

 

[Nickinator]

*Clipper update*

well the parts to finish it finally came in the mail today and in a blazing heat I finished putting her together and took a ride and believe it or not it rides pretty good! now just need to paint the chain guard and put on the nose-art.

Nick.

 

[bricycle]

Neat Nick! So was she all Green/black originally? "Mean Green"

 

[Nickinator]

It was lime green/ and green with white pin striping originally. the chain guard is from a post war blister tank bike and is going to get re painted the bikes lime green/ and green.

EDIT: forgot to add that the bike also had some silver paint as well

Nick.

Neat Nick! So was she all Green/black originally? "Mean Green"