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Old 03-11-11, 04:22 PM
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Amesja
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Oh, it's apart!

Everything but the wheels. I plan on pulling the front hub apart and the rear hub sounded OK but loud so I figured I'd oil it and go. Oil made it start to act wonky. What's up with that? Looks like I'll have to rip apart the S-A guts and see what is going on in there.

Dipping is taking forever because the paint is just not losing the rusty patina in spots. It's grey and I think I can see fingerprints and smudges leaking right through the paint from some Brit who handled it before it was coated. Crap. Even after 24 hours on some of the paint looks no better after I put it in. The rust came off of the rims like magic though, and it was pretty darn bad in parts.

I haven't even started the frame yet. I don't have room for a kiddie pool so I'm using one of those big rubbermaid containers. I'll have to move the frame about 3 times to get each corner. Some parts in the middle might not even fit in.
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