Paramount question
04-09-07 | 07:17 AM
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Paramount question
I just bought a 1972 Schwinn Paramount in very good condition. The frame was painted by the prior owner. He painted over the lugs! My question is this: What would be the safest was to remove the paint on a lug to see the condition, without damaging the rest of the paint job? Chemical, mechanical? Thanks for your help.
04-09-07 | 07:45 AM
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Sensuous Man
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Just a note of caution: not all Paramounts have chromed head lugs and dropouts. That was a factory option, but entirely painted frames do exist and they often don't have any chrome under them. Are other parts of the frame chromed?
04-09-07 | 08:14 AM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
You should be able to detect the presence of a chrome underlayer on the inner surfaces of the dropouts.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
04-09-07 | 09:19 AM
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Bikes: Waterford 953 RS-22, several Paramounts
As Devotion suggests, in 1972 the P14-9 track bikes came from the factory with painted head lugs and fork crown; chrome plated head lugs and fork crown were a $30 option.
On the other models (P10-9, P13-9, and P15-9) the chrome plated head lugs and fork crown were standard.
You don't mention which model you have, but if it's a track bike your head lugs are probably not chrome plated.
Bob Hufford has the 1972 Paramount order form on his SLDB website HERE.
If you do have chrome plated lugs and want to remove the paint, you might want to PM member Dr.Deltron for advice on how to get the paint off of the lugs safely without damaging the paint on the frame.
On the other models (P10-9, P13-9, and P15-9) the chrome plated head lugs and fork crown were standard.
You don't mention which model you have, but if it's a track bike your head lugs are probably not chrome plated.
Bob Hufford has the 1972 Paramount order form on his SLDB website HERE.
If you do have chrome plated lugs and want to remove the paint, you might want to PM member Dr.Deltron for advice on how to get the paint off of the lugs safely without damaging the paint on the frame.
Last edited by Scooper; 04-09-07 at 09:31 AM.
