I have been disassembling and reassembling autos since the 1960s. From rebuilding the engine to rebuilding window switches. I am extremely mechanically inclined with an excellent eye for detail , and I have a ton of tools. But I'm not a bike mechanic, so I have no experience in fine tuning a bike. I don't see this as any problem since removing a mechanical part, cleaning it, removing flaking chrome and reinstalling is something that is pretty easy for me to do. I actually have the experience to strip and paint the frame but won't do that, I think that's something I'd rather have done by someone who knows about dealing with rust and restoration. If you'd like to see an example of my skill, this is my current project : http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/i...?topic=59326.0.
I very much welcome your questions and advice since BikeForums has the knowledge and experience. So my plan is to give it a very good cleaning, remove the flaking chrome and polish the metal.
Do you think that's okay?