Author Topic: Question about restoring my Gen1 (Read 1317 times)

jezza · « **on:** December 31, 2006, 07:20 PM »

hiya guys the frame especially is quite rusted mostly suface me thinks, and its deffo goin to the chromers.

i want to prep the frame as much as possible before sending as this will save me money on the chroming job

can i:
1. sandpaper the frame to rid the surface rust. have tried on a small area first and this seems to work nicely. obviously this is marking the chrome work but seen as its going through a rechrome i didnt think this mattered.
2. I have noticed 1 ding on the seat tube will i need to get the frame stripped before i send it to be fixed.
3. Where would i send it to be fixed

Sorry for all the questions but this is a new area of resto for me, its going to be my 1st chrome bare metal resto and i want to get it right

any other advice would be greatly received

thanks and happy new year

harris · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2006, 07:22 PM »

i will say leave the frame as is .they will take the chrome of and prep it for you.
its the only way mate

Rombloke · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2006, 07:41 PM »

jezza how about posting up some pics of said frame and forks matey....

from the little pics you posted up before i reckon your frame is salvagable in its present condition....with a bit of elbow grease.

Dave

jezza · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2006, 07:51 PM »

Dave

the camera is on my phone and although its a nokia n93 with a good lens it still takes crap pics. ill post the pics that were on the ebay ad.

the frame is very far gone on the surface rust i have wire wooled alot and that wont shift some of it especially around the BB. but its the ding i need to sort so i would need that stripping right?

Rombloke · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2006, 07:54 PM »

heres some before and afters of my most recent gen 1

so you see, i dont believe all bikes need a rechrome, and i seem to have taken more of a different veiw in regards to survivor bikes now being the way forward

Dave

DR VINOAH · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2006, 07:56 PM »

jezza

get some wood bleach aka oxalic acid

the results are amazing

plus you can leave the decals on

might save you some £££,s on a rechrome/redecal

jezza · « **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2006, 07:59 PM »

nice job.

i totally agree about the survivor debate. I'll give it a lot more work and see how it goes.
the only problem i see is the seat tube as its completely lost its shine, personally i think its going to need a chrome but i will get some close ups of the problem

jezza · « **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2006, 07:59 PM »

Quote from: VINOAH,S ARK on December 31, 2006, 07:56 PM

jezza

get some wood bleach aka oxalic acid

the results are amazing

plus you can leave the decals on

might save you some £££,s on a rechrome/redecal

sounds like a plan, where do i get it

Rombloke · « **Reply #8 on:** December 31, 2006, 08:02 PM »

the wood bleach shop

lol

Dave

jezza · « **Reply #9 on:** December 31, 2006, 08:05 PM »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220054032788&ru=http://search-completed.ebay.co.uk:80/220054032788_W0QQcatrefZC5QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQfisZ2QQflocZ1QQfposZBL53BRQQfromZR6QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfssZ0QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsacatZQ2d1QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsasltZ2QQsofocusZbsQQsspagenameZhQ3ahQ3aadvsearchQ3aUk_W0QQfviZ1
heres the ebay ad

dj_benice · « **Reply #10 on:** December 31, 2006, 08:10 PM »

jezza where are you at? I have oxalic crystals and a plasterers bath that takes a frame and fork set with ease

jezza · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2006, 08:16 PM »

Lancashire any where near

SaMAlex · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2006, 08:20 PM »

If you do go for re-chroming you can get the platers to strip the frame, then get it back and do some detailed prep work yourself. Then it goes back to them for the chroming. I have got 2 frames in the mid stage of this at the moment (they are actually getting some welding done as well so the chrome had to be re-done).

It's the way that Biagio does his re-chrome jobs. It means you arent in the hands of the platers as far as putting the time into the prep work.

dj_benice · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2006, 08:26 PM »

Quote from: jezza on December 31, 2006, 08:16 PM

Lancashire any where near

De preston you lucky bunny

jezza · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2006, 08:28 PM »

wooooooooooooo foooooooookin hooooooooooooo

jackpot

pm me ya details ill pop round, im over in bamber bridge alot im in westhoughton

Rombloke · « **Reply #15 on:** December 31, 2006, 10:03 PM »

this is what i like to see.....the radbmx community in full flow...

get that bad boy oxacyic'd up see how it comes out...hit it with a bit of autosol and 0000 gauge wirer wool, and i reckon it will be spanking
oxacylic and elbow grease, from this

to this

good luck man

Dave

jezza · « **Reply #16 on:** December 31, 2006, 10:12 PM »

nice one guys, ill get round to DJ's house and have a bash with the old whatever

will keep you guys posted

SaMAlex · « **Reply #17 on:** December 31, 2006, 10:25 PM »

Wow, that looks like great stuff. It turns a OPC into flights and makes your black tuffs go blue!

dj_benice · « **Reply #18 on:** December 31, 2006, 10:38 PM »

Yup tis good tackle dave, did a nice job on me CW didn't change me old battered red uni turbo into a NOS one though

Rombloke · « **Reply #19 on:** January 01, 2007, 02:17 AM »

Quote from: S&MAlex on December 31, 2006, 10:25 PM

Wow, that looks like great stuff. It turns a OPC into flights and makes your black tuffs go blue!

yip even turned my brick wall into a dining table and my grass to laminate flooring...its well good stuff.

Dave

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