Originally Posted by
squeaver
Thanks for all of the comments guys. Also, thanks BigBossMan, for the tape, I will definitely post up some pictures once I wrap them, probably in this thread, so as not to clutter the boards. I am getting pretty stoked about this bike. I think for now I will just pick up a set of the Kendas so I can actually ride it. Then once I am on the road, I will start shopping around for some 27 inchers. I am pretty new to this aspect of cycling. I plan on going to get some Simple Green tomorrow morning, and start cleanin her up. One more geeky question. Does anyone here name their bikes?
Parker
Simple Green is great for the greasy chrome bits, but go with about a 1 part SG to 4-5 parts water when cleaning the frame and rinse quickly. Use an old toothbrush or other small brush to reach the tight spots.
After the cleaning, how do you resurrect the old Schwinn paint?
Several of us use Meguiars Scratch X and then use their wax and polish. Be gentle around the decals and the screening on the chain guard. It can really make old Schwinn paint have a second or third or forth life.
http://meguiarsdirect.com/detail/MEG+G10307
http://meguiarsdirect.com/detail/MEG+A2216
http://meguiarsdirect.com/detail/MEG+A2116
From this Kool Lemon as found at the dump:
To this after using the Meguiars treatment (ignore the big chainwheel, it was there for fun).
