We bought our first Schwinn, about 7 weeks ago and it might not have been a bargain, but we can learn from it.
Paint on the frame was not really good, and the decals were fading off. We took off the fenders, stainless steel, with plenty of dents, took the rivets out, and cleaned the tar. We were able to remove the majority of the dents, but found a person who can take them out in full using an old English wheel. $ 35 per fender, guess we will do it. The scratches need to be removed as well, we are working on this, will be a challenging part as well.
The rust on the rims is awful, removing is tough, and can not be performed completely, we are OK with that. It did not have the right seat, we found found one on ebay and looks great.
We sanded the frame down, yes I know, maybe not a wise thing, but the paint was terrible, the bike was used by a person delivering newspapers........We spoke to several persons, some paint it themselves, some at a carshop, we decided on powder coating, dropped of the frame and fork today. Pick up somewhere next week.
Foto's will folow.
It is a nice project, a lot of learning, but most of all, the leader of the project is my 12 year old son. He puts in a lot of effort, forgets about having an Ipad, I love it!
Paint on the frame was not really good, and the decals were fading off. We took off the fenders, stainless steel, with plenty of dents, took the rivets out, and cleaned the tar. We were able to remove the majority of the dents, but found a person who can take them out in full using an old English wheel. $ 35 per fender, guess we will do it. The scratches need to be removed as well, we are working on this, will be a challenging part as well.
The rust on the rims is awful, removing is tough, and can not be performed completely, we are OK with that. It did not have the right seat, we found found one on ebay and looks great.
We sanded the frame down, yes I know, maybe not a wise thing, but the paint was terrible, the bike was used by a person delivering newspapers........We spoke to several persons, some paint it themselves, some at a carshop, we decided on powder coating, dropped of the frame and fork today. Pick up somewhere next week.
Foto's will folow.
It is a nice project, a lot of learning, but most of all, the leader of the project is my 12 year old son. He puts in a lot of effort, forgets about having an Ipad, I love it!