Help with an Ace

[bobcycles]

Best to Sell that bike to a caber. Last thing you need is the bike hobby monkey on your back...
pretty soon wife leaves, kids disown you, job loss then obsessive compulsive crap begins...
and you're living on CL and Ebay not eating, bathing, working .... and it's all downward spiral time.

: (

 

[G. Wilson]

Best to Sell that bike to a caber. Last thing you need is the bike hobby monkey on your back...
pretty soon wife leaves, kids disown you, job loss then obsessive compulsive crap begins...
and you're living on CL and Ebay not eating, bathing, working .... and it's all downward spiral time.

: (

Well, I suppose that would work but then my others would get lonely. I have quite a few to include a 1935 Hiawatha, 1946 Schwinn Packard, 1955 Huffy Customliner, 1962 Schwinn Typhoon, 1963 Schwinn Corvette, etc., etc., etc....

 

[Autocycleplane]

Serial is: X50229. I will get a photo as soon as I can. It was dark and I looked with a flashlight this morning.

Yeah more than likely a 38. Have you tried removing the repaint to see what's under there?

 

[G. Wilson]

Yeah more than likely a 38. Have you tried removing the repaint to see what's under there?

I have not. What is the best method to do so without hurting the original paint?

 

[Autocycleplane]

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/5-minutes-with-goof-off.91215/
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/early-hornet-before-and-after-pics.140265/

The key is figuring out what kind of paint was used and what best removes it. Goof off, Acetone, Oven Cleaner, Graffiti remover, etc. etc. - sometimes it takes a little trial and error on a non-visible spot to figure it out. There have been tons of threads on here about stuff people have used with varying success.

 

[G. Wilson]

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/5-minutes-with-goof-off.91215/
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/early-hornet-before-and-after-pics.140265/

The key is figuring out what kind of paint was used and what best removes it. Goof off, Acetone, Oven Cleaner, Graffiti remover, etc. etc. - sometimes it takes a little trial and error on a non-visible spot to figure it out. There have been tons of threads on here about stuff people have used with varying success.

In the case I end up repainting the bike is there some where to get stencils for painting the striping and accents on the frame and fenders?

 

[Autocycleplane]

https://www.ebay.com/sch/Bicycle-Ac...wowtboxOa:rk:5:pf:0&_ssn=oldstuff4yousheepdog

Ping this guy on feePay, he has them even though not listed. He can put together a kit for you with the frame/fork/fender stencils.

Or you can measure and mask it by hand if you have another original to work from, that's what most of the pro resto guys do.

 

[SCHWINNATION]

Maybe, but not so definitive like the postwar serial. Post up a photo of the serial as well - the font used matters.

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Is this feather gaurd for sale?