Prewar Hawthorne Re-do For The Wife

[frankster41]

For the life of me I can't find a picture of this bike how it started out. I will start with the pictures after I dimantled it. I will go through the process of what I all did to the bike. In the first shots I completely took the bike apart and took it to get blasted. The bike was originally red and then hand painted green and white.
Thanks for taking a look.

 

[frankster41]

When I got all the parts back from being blasted I covered everything with red oxide primer. Patti (the wife) picked out some colors she liked. This was done at the automotive paint store where they put any color in a spray can for you. This is a little more expensive than Krylon paint but well worth it. Then I sprayed the accent color. I left that dry a couple days. Then I started taping off the darts and other accents.
I am not a professional here but it really is not that complicated. You will need a little patience with this. The blue you see is the striping tape I used. It comes in different widths.

 

[frankster41]

Here are a couple more accent color pictures.
Stay tuned to see the finished bike.

 

[bricycle]

Nice progress

 

[frankster41]

After I had everything taped and masked off I applied the main color. Once everything was painted I took the parts by a friend that had a Buegler striper forvthe red pins.

 

[catfish]

Nice!

 

[sleepy]

Lookin' good!

Nice color choices!

 

[THEGOLDENGREEK]

Wow looking good frank!!!

 

[frankster41]

Here is a shot of what the red pin stripes and the finished bike. I did this project last year and I must not have taken any pics of the assembly. I even had a basket cover I have been waiting to use. Patti liked the white seat, tires and grips. One of the last final touches she did to the bike was a St. Christopher medal above the headbadge. The one unique feature this bike has that I like is the Pork Chop chainring. Patti also decided on a New Departure 2 speed for easy pedalinng on the hills.

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[Jaypem]

Stunning !
I love seeing these bikes restored like this!