Salt Flat Cycles
Finally riding a big boys bike
@Duchess @anders1 - The bike has definitely been spray canned and then it looks like the white darts were painted on by hand. It doesn't come across in the pictures but the paint is navy blue and has a lot of runs in it. In a few places that it has chipped away I am seeing black paint, and there is a spot or two where you can see the black paint when I stripped off the white. I'll take my time and try to go as delicately as I can to remove the spray paint. It's always a little tricky but I'm hoping that there is quite a bit of the original black still there. If some of the pinstripping was still visible that would be awesome!
Duchess- that's a good idea about making the tool out of a paint scrapper. I have a scrap of angle iron that I think I should be able to make something similar with. I would guess that it would be reverse threaded as well. Maybe when I take it apart I'll try to document it because I haven't seen many pictures of taking one apart. I'm hoping that I can get the saddle back close to original shape. I don't think I would ride the saddle much but it's a keeper.
Anders1- thanks for all of the pictures. They will help a lot when I start to look for the original paint. It helps to be able to see where the pinstripping and decals are located too. I really love the look of your racer! I plan on taking off the fenders for now to keep with the race look, but I'll be sure to keep them around. I'm not sure if they are orignal or not but I haven't seen a similar pair on one yet.
Duchess- that's a good idea about making the tool out of a paint scrapper. I have a scrap of angle iron that I think I should be able to make something similar with. I would guess that it would be reverse threaded as well. Maybe when I take it apart I'll try to document it because I haven't seen many pictures of taking one apart. I'm hoping that I can get the saddle back close to original shape. I don't think I would ride the saddle much but it's a keeper.
Anders1- thanks for all of the pictures. They will help a lot when I start to look for the original paint. It helps to be able to see where the pinstripping and decals are located too. I really love the look of your racer! I plan on taking off the fenders for now to keep with the race look, but I'll be sure to keep them around. I'm not sure if they are orignal or not but I haven't seen a similar pair on one yet.