Paint & Chrome
#2
Junior Member

Joined: Jul 2004
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Hi
I have restored a couple of bikes from scratch. The easiest way to get of the old paint and rust (if you don't have acces to sandblasting) is with a crimped wire brush (NOT the cup type) mounted on a drill. I did it on steel and aluminum alloy and it worked perfectly. Don't leave any traces of the old paint because it will show. Then if you can't take it for a professional paint job, you can do it yourself with car spray paint, but this way you will always have to be carefull not to scratch it.
As for the chromed parts, I don't know, I use a polishing machine with a textile covered disk (sorry I don't know what you call it in English) and with a little patience it cleans the surface and leaves it shiny.
Well, if you find this usefull I can give you some more details.
I have restored a couple of bikes from scratch. The easiest way to get of the old paint and rust (if you don't have acces to sandblasting) is with a crimped wire brush (NOT the cup type) mounted on a drill. I did it on steel and aluminum alloy and it worked perfectly. Don't leave any traces of the old paint because it will show. Then if you can't take it for a professional paint job, you can do it yourself with car spray paint, but this way you will always have to be carefull not to scratch it.
As for the chromed parts, I don't know, I use a polishing machine with a textile covered disk (sorry I don't know what you call it in English) and with a little patience it cleans the surface and leaves it shiny.
Well, if you find this usefull I can give you some more details.
#3
feros ferio

Joined: Jul 2000
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From: www.ci.encinitas.ca.us
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;
Since I live one km downwind of the Pacific Ocean, I try to avoid chrome. When I had my Capo repainted at CyclArt, Jim likewise advised against chroming the ornate head lugs, so I went with an equally authentic red-and-white colour scheme (see "show us your classic ride" thread), which shows off the lugs just as well, without risk of instant corrosion.
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"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
"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





