Nkahler

I'm painting an old Raleigh frame and fork, and I'm curious if there's a way to remove the front emblem to paint the frame without having to mask around it. It looks like it's driven into the frame with nails.. But if I do remove it, I want to be able to put it back on. Does anyone know how to do this?

-Thanks

Also, after I paint the bike I'll take it to the LBS to assemble it, and I want to upgrade some components. What are the most important things I can do to it without spending a bunch of money? I'm going to ask them for new nuts and everything because most of them have surface rust, and maybe brake cables.

Here's a picture
I got the bike for $100

sunburst

Yeah, they are easy to drill out. I've done it on a Peugeot. The drill bit to choose will be smaller than the dia of the head, but slightly larger than the dia of the shank. Drill slowly and carefully and watch for the rivet head to start slipping or spinning, then stop. Remove the badge, then you can drill out the shank with a drill bit approx the same dia as the shank, maybe a little smaller. I think this is how I did it.

After the frame gets painted, the new owner will use a rivet gun (he's a mechanic so he's got skills and access to equipment).

Skones MickLoud

Reriveting is really easy. It's almost literally point and click.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onVeVwat_tg

You can pick up a rivet tool and rivets at Home Depot/Lowes for ~$10.