1. Lemon juice or water on aluminum to clean chrome.
2. For the bikes that have the shifter cables route over the BB, you can use the plastic inner tube inside old brake housing to protect the paint.
3. Instead of using cable end crimps, try soldering. Looks clean.
4. Nailpolish is great touchup paint.
5. Clear plastic wrap on clamp front derailleurs protect paint.
6. For tires that are extra hard to place on the rim, step on the tire with your heel and pivot the wheel away from you until the tire places.
7. Don't try to overhaul an X-mart bike and expect index shifting to work.
8. Awesome Orange is an awesome, cheap degreaser.