Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 310
Likes: 26
From: Chattanooga, Tn
Bikes: 1977 Raleigh Record, 1987 Schwinn Prelude, 1971 Raleigh Record, 1988 Schwinn Traveler, 1967 (?) Carlton Super Course, 1959 Huffy Sportsman 3 speed, 1972 Raleigh Super Course, yet another 70-something Raleigh Record
I tore apart a kid's bike recently that was bought about '87-88. A really cheap bike. Grease was really hard and couldn't cut it with mineral spirits or kerosene. Finally cleaned it off with lacquer thinner and a lot of elbow grease. Stuff was nasty.