They say you can't polish a turd....

[insectbones]

....but i'm gonna try 

So, some old KHE effort, that i came across quite a while back, and has been sitting in my garden for the best part of a year.

Before i got it, it had been sat in the original owners mums garage since about '98ish. One owner, never been apart from new.

And to be fair, wasn't exactly blessed with the best parts.

But being a tight arse, i'm gonna re-use what i can 

Pics.....

[insectbones]

So, as you can see, pretty fookin rusty.

[insectbones]

Stripping it down was easy, nothing stuck except the seatpost.

A squirt of WD40 in and around the post, and a jerry-rigged vice, consisting of a metal pole thats been there for 30 years if not more, and a stem placed in it, soon got it free 

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And then into a citric acid bath it goes...

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One thing i learnt though......cd chainwheels, in a CA bath....strips the 'grooves' right off of it...had a load of ginger pubes floating in the bath, and a wanked chainwheel....

[willgas]

what did you use in the bath ?

[insectbones]

what did you use in the bath ?

Citric Acid...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360722458396?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

This stuff, used 3/4 of the tub in the bath. don't know how many litres of water, but enough to cover the frame by a cm 

Most of the frame was clean by 48hrs.....but left it in another 12 hrs to get into the bad rust under the top tube/seat tube area 

[willgas]

what are you going to do to stop rust re appearing ? clear coat ?

[insectbones]

Just out of the bath.....still a little cloudy, but fook me what a difference 

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Polishing next....but don't hold your breath, along with working i am also a lazy cnut 

[insectbones]

what are you going to do to stop rust re appearing ? clear coat ?

Once polished, i'll probably give it a good wax, ordinary car wax should do.

This bath malarky isn't magic as some would think, the rust is always there and gonna come back.....
You just have to try and stop it as best as you can 

[chubby]

Looks great does that, been using ca a bit myself lately & it's fookin brilliant stuff 

[Mat]

Looked better rusty 

[insectbones]

It is Chubbs, and cheers Mat   

Had a spare hour today, a little Peek and a cloth, coming up alright 

Gonna take forever at this rate though 

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[chubby]

Why does everyone get better results using peek than I do 
still say I've got a duff tub of the shite

[insectbones]

Why does everyone get better results using peek than I do 
still say I've got a duff tub of the shite

 

To be fair, i started on the best looking bit, some other parts of the frame may not come up so good.

[chubby]

Why does everyone get better results using peek than I do 
still say I've got a duff tub of the shite

 

To be fair, i started on the best looking bit, some other parts of the frame may not come up so good.

Brasso & silvo seem best to me, everybody raves about peek & I just can't work it out 

[chubby]

Lots of shiny stuff here. All was in good nick aswell, used my peek & it was dull as fook !!!!!
Rub with the other stuff & it's dazzly

[insectbones]

Dunno what you're doing wrong then Chubbs 

I think i'll give brasso a go, see what the difference is in the finish.

That Morales is lovely 

[chubby]

Thanks bud.......
My brasso looks deep n shiny like your peeking....

[CustardLips]

Looking good that Lee... pull yer finger out ya lazy cnut. 

[Devilock]

This will be a great transformation.

[insectbones]

Looking good that Lee... pull yer finger out ya lazy cnut. 

Cheers Nick, i might get stuck in to it over the next week, then again i might not 

This will be a great transformation.

Hope so, see how it turns out 

[gary4130]

cool frames those catweasle's 

[insectbones]

5 hours, 6 beers, 5 cigars and 7/8th's of a peek tube later, the frame and forks are done 

Fingers fookin red raw 

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Better daylight pics tomorrow when the headset is done and fitted 

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

Bling a ling! Looks like a job well done. I think you've earned yourself a 7th, 8th & 9th beer

[insectbones]

7th beer going down now, i still stink of peek tho.

[Gordy]

Looking good mate, can't wait to see if finished