Thanks everyone for your feedback!
Originally Posted by
sloar
I would've paid that anyday, but I like em like that. If your willing to put in the time and money its got potential to be a really nice bike. My Pinarello was in a lot worse shape than yours.
Looks awesome!
Originally Posted by
OldsCOOL
Nice nab! Post and stem are ok? Quite a project for the offseason. If the components are '83, it's safe to say that's era. But then, that's painfully obvious.
Post and stem are in perfect shape. Bike is straight, no dents, only issue is the chrome. The previous owner actually waxed the hell out of the paint, so it's pristine. There's wax in all the nooks and crannies. Not sure why he didn't wax the chrome too?!
Originally Posted by
atombikes
Use wadded up aluminum foil on the rusted chrome. Literally just rub the rust with the aluminum foil.
That was the first thing I did when I got it home
, WD40 and foil. The result was pretty good. Long and short: 80% of the chrome is probably OK. I think I'm at a loss with the chainstay area near the crank and the seatstay caps and fork crown are probably goners.
Here's a shot with flash of the stays.
On left (NDS) chainstay, silver area is foil w/no WD40, light orange is surface rust.
On the right chainstay (DS) you see what happened with 10 seconds of light rubbing with WD40+foil, dark brown area is potentially gone.
