Author Topic: Bargain £60 budget build diary('84 goose GrandPrix) UPDATE 17/6 Rust removed Pg2 (Read 4251 times)

bobafett · « **on:** May 10, 2010, 10:45 PM »

So it wasn't a priority to add the ammaco built geese to my collection but I always said if they popped up cheap enough then I'd grab 'em.

Well...................

Kev (KDW712) tipped me off a short while back when an 84 Grand Prix complete had just been added on ebay with a £60 buy it now so I thought fook it - if I'm gonna grab one this is it. It was in pick up distance so £60 total for the full bike

All original but fookin rusty

So here is the original ebay pic..........

And here's the rusty little fooker after i got it back home...........

Needs some TLC

I'm spending fook all on this ( well as close to as poss ! )

So it's lemon juice / vinegar / foil etc. and if the likes of the chainwheel can't be rescued cos they're too far gone then some chrome appliance paint may get used

Ahh well it'll be a laugh.

Low priority this fooker so I'll just keep this diary rolling with updates in between my other builds.........

Thanks for the tip off Kev (I think $:-\$ )

Only messin' mate - nice one

NORTY40 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2010, 11:08 PM »

Hope you have got shares in Tesco John as that is going to need a fair bit of Lemon juice and vinegar

Sure you will do her proud mate and for £60 notes

you can't argue with that , my kind of buy that John

Looking forward to the next update

bobafett · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2010, 11:12 PM »

Quote from: NORTY40 on May 10, 2010, 11:08 PM

Hope you have got shares in Tesco John as that is going to need a fair bit of Lemon juice and vinegar

No sh!t

Could do with a bath full of vinegar this could

I'll try the frame first

NORTY40 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2010, 11:16 PM »

Quote from: bobafett on May 10, 2010, 11:12 PM

Quote from: NORTY40 on May 10, 2010, 11:08 PM

Hope you have got shares in Tesco John as that is going to need a fair bit of Lemon juice and vinegar

No sh!t

Could do with a bath full of vinegar this could

I'll try the frame first

Why don't you just give it to me to spray , I have loads of White and Pink left over from Olivia's 'olsgoose' project

bobafett · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2010, 11:19 PM »

That may well be what happens

I'll try and save the frame first but some of the other bits I'm sure will need coating - I'm not re-chroming anything that's for sure

It'd cost more to re-chrome the wheels than it cost me to buy the whole bike

markyp · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2010, 05:28 PM »

good deal there john at £60, cant grumble at that

series.1.rs.turbo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 11, 2010, 06:21 PM »

Much cheapness, will be great to see it resto'd

Kaner · « **Reply #7 on:** May 11, 2010, 07:00 PM »

John thats cool, quite a resto job on your hands there! I comprehensive rust removal program is needed on that bugger. Good luck with it.

ED209 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2010, 06:15 AM »

put a mongoose sticker on bucket of rust and you'll try and save it...

mongoositis is bad for your health

kdw712 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2010, 10:28 AM »

well good luck with this one

looks like it needs needs lots of TLC

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2010, 02:26 PM »

i didnt realise they was worth money, i binned one at christmas

ozone · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2010, 09:54 PM »

Are the forks bent? They look like they have a lot of rake on the eBay pic. $:-\$ Nice find and an easy fix if the forks are bent...

bobafett · « **Reply #12 on:** May 21, 2010, 02:32 PM »

Right then stripped everything down and hit the frame with vinegar and tin foil

Quite pleased how it's cleaned up so it's staying chrome and the decals look alright too.........

Result !

Peeled the rim strips out of the wheels and the were caked in rust

Thought they may have been bin fodder but..........

Hot soapy water scrub and they look OK........

As for the rest of the bits well.........

They're pretty fookin rusty

Into the big tub for the non-alloy parts.........

Loads of vinegar to be added !

Still determined to spend fook all on this build

kdw712 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 21, 2010, 02:41 PM »

going well so far - great results

Rodgy1970 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 21, 2010, 02:47 PM »

thats a big tub

frame is looking good

Peter J · « **Reply #15 on:** May 21, 2010, 02:51 PM »

John

That frame looks the dogs dangly bits....whats is like close up ?

We done fella

stevochb · « **Reply #16 on:** May 21, 2010, 03:00 PM »

Looking good

cant wait to see it built.

sid1972 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 21, 2010, 03:27 PM »

there will be a national shortage of vinegar after you have finished that lot.

top work mate!

sell me a frame.

magna13 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 21, 2010, 03:27 PM »

looking very forward to this build

NORTY40 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 21, 2010, 08:08 PM »

Frames come up well John

Quote from: sid1972 on May 21, 2010, 03:27 PM

there will be a national shortage of vinegar after you have finished that lot.

How much are you spending on vinegar

Great job so far Mr Fett

In2 bmx · « **Reply #20 on:** May 21, 2010, 08:32 PM »

Vinegar can do this

Wow

bobafett · « **Reply #21 on:** July 17, 2010, 05:56 PM »

Right then back onto my budget fun build

I decided vinegar or lemon juice would be too much of a waste to fill the tub so I used water mixed with citric acid powder that I got on ebay.

After 24 hours in the tub the rust was mostly just eaten away !

Before :

After :

OK so they're far from perfect but they'll do for this little cheapo survivor build

markyp · « **Reply #22 on:** July 17, 2010, 06:02 PM »

nice work there john,i cant wait to see this one finished.i had a grand prix frameset yonks ago,it was pretty minty too, i should have kept it and built it as a rider