Murray fire chief tricycle from 1960s restoration step by step

[Serrano]

Hello all, taking the suggestion from a member I will use this post to post a step - by - step restoration of my Murray fire chief from 1960s.
I bought it in pretty good condition, just missing the grips, the red / white / blue strips and one wheel hub cap.
Now I have all the parts so I started taking all apart and photograph all the details just for future memory when I will assemble it.
I post right now the photo of how it was bought.

 

[Serrano]

#1 step - disassemble it
All parts separated and ready to sand... Figuring out how to take the tyres from the wheels..

 

[Serrano]

Today start dealing with the crome metals

 

[bobsbikes]

its only origanal once as nice as it was i would have clean an wax it all the decals you can get
from decalsnow.com the hub caps are avb. on ebay good luck

 

[Serrano]

its only origanal once as nice as it was i would have clean an wax it all the decals you can get
from decalsnow.com the hub caps are avb. on ebay good luck

Thank you I will look at the decal web site

 

[Serrano]

Thank you I will look at the decal web site

Can you please share the decal website since to me it gives me this error / says it is not available

 

[Freqman1]

I'd just clean it and add grips. V/r Shawn

 

[Serrano]

I'd just clean it and add grips. V/r Shawn

it does not show in the pics but its a bit rusty and color loose, thats why I will restore it

 

[Serrano]

Today one more step removing rust and ink

 

[Freqman1]

Its your trike but a shame to see a nice orignal paint trike restored. I would have got some grips wiped it down and called it a day. Good luck with your restoration. V/r Shawn