Too far gone?
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look for holes that shouldnt be there.
Well I'd give it a good seeing-to first with a brass wire brush on a Dremel.
Get all the flaky stuff off, then make a judgement on how much metal has been lost / how bad is the pitting.
I'd be most concerned about corrosion inside the tubes - does the frame rattle when you shake it? Tap it a few times with a mallet, then shake again - has the rattle got any worse?
Get all the flaky stuff off, then make a judgement on how much metal has been lost / how bad is the pitting.
I'd be most concerned about corrosion inside the tubes - does the frame rattle when you shake it? Tap it a few times with a mallet, then shake again - has the rattle got any worse?
Come out on our Isle of Wight ride on it this Sunday( http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=118596 ). If it breaks, then its beyond repair 
If it was mine, I wouldn't even get it resprayed as I respect original paint and stickers.
I would strip the bits off it and remove all flaked paint and brown material with a fine craft file. You'd be able to tell whether too much thickness had been lost anywhere for it to retain its structural integrity. I would guess not from those pictures, in which case I would paint all metal with Kurust and later overpaint with close-match Humbrol model paint.
I would strip the bits off it and remove all flaked paint and brown material with a fine craft file. You'd be able to tell whether too much thickness had been lost anywhere for it to retain its structural integrity. I would guess not from those pictures, in which case I would paint all metal with Kurust and later overpaint with close-match Humbrol model paint.
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