Decisions have been made, yes. Sorry. Got caught up in life and lost track of any additions to the thread.
Updates, then. The bikes has been stripped down entirely. Frame has been rubbed with T-cut, scratch remover wax, and cleaner wax - multiple times. Rust spots were treated with a rust remover. Still need to get around to putting clear nail polish on the (former) rust spots.
Cleaning has begun on the parts with the crankset being the first victim. It didn't polish as perfectly as I would have liked. I'm still learning the nuances (and general) function of our compressor-driven polisher.
Large chain ring post-cleaning but unpolished. Small chain ring sanded, Scotchbrite'd, and polished.
And I picked around our parts bins to find a set of Weinmann centerpulls and levers. I have a set of Cane Creek replacement hoods in the order queue - one of the few things
not currently backordered.
Guest appearance by the kitty.
While cleaning, I noticed that the front derailleur (on left) had a nice gouge in the outer face. I had an extra lying about that will hopefully provide a close enough replacement (on right).
Notice gouge on the left derailleur. Replacement on the right. Also a Nuevo Record?
The intention is to get a Brooks B17 honey saddle and matching microfiber bar wrap, but both—of course—are currently backordered. Likewise, any good 27" tires (which the rims are) are backordered as well, and QBP has few, if any, high quality tires of that size with gumwalls. Bummer.
So that's where things stand. I'm not trying to rush through this project, especially with everything bike-related so hard to obtain right now. But, hopefully more updates soon.