70 or 71 depending on the month code, which appears to be missing. The serial number will help narrow it down to a single year. As for polishing the paint, 3M Finesse It will do a VERY nice job bringing out the wet paint look, if it is possible to get a shine. Looks promising. Finesse is pretty gentle on the decals and chainguard stencils. It will actually take the discoloration off, and make them somewhat white again. The harsh cleaners will dissolve them, that is very true. Here's a couple of Collegiates I did, they both turned out nice.,,,,BD
The effort expended doesn't seem worth it to me for a flipper, so I kind of shy away from these types of Schwinns now. If I was going to keep it, then I definitely would spend the time. You just don't get a lot of return for the labor involved on these, unfortunately.
