Notagamerguy
Wore out three sets of tires already!
I purchased what I believe is a mid 1950 Schwinn, red Phantom. I brought it home yesterday and gave it a good wash.
To remove all the years of caked on grease with a bucket of soapy dawn water. I took Before & After photos of the bike and after I washed it, the bike appeared to be more orange. In the past, I purchased a dx bicycle that had the very similar shade of faded red. I assume this bike was just kept in the sunlight for a long time. After giving it a bath, I gave it a light coat of wax and added an original Phantom tank I had on my shelf. The light houseing has house paint on it but it doesn't stick out too much. My goal is to keep the patina alone, regrease everything, true the wheels and recover the seat. Not sure if the pedals are correct
To remove all the years of caked on grease with a bucket of soapy dawn water. I took Before & After photos of the bike and after I washed it, the bike appeared to be more orange. In the past, I purchased a dx bicycle that had the very similar shade of faded red. I assume this bike was just kept in the sunlight for a long time. After giving it a bath, I gave it a light coat of wax and added an original Phantom tank I had on my shelf. The light houseing has house paint on it but it doesn't stick out too much. My goal is to keep the patina alone, regrease everything, true the wheels and recover the seat. Not sure if the pedals are correct
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