lastpubrunner":9prvc8k5 said:Old Ned":9prvc8k5 said:You've done a good job on getting the brakes and gears back to condition. They looked a bit far gone initially but it's surprising what can be achieved with a bit of work and elbow grease.
Did you say 'decals made' and 'Dad' in the same sentence? Interesting.
I'd be very much interested in knowing just how I might achieve the same results; how did you clean them up so effectively ?
Autosol ? . . . . . . . and elbow grease ?
Sorry for the late reply. I started of with a toothbrush and some warm soapy water, then I realised I could add white spirit to the mix as the soap in the water would break the white spirit down and allow it to mix in with the water (rather than it floating on the water). And so thats what I done Scrubbed the components with the toothbrush and giving it a quck dunk and scrub every now and again.
HTH
I still havn't remove the bloody seat post. The whole bike needs a respray to so I'll try the vinigar/cola trick, if that fails then I'll whip outthe blow lamp. I just need to get it ready to paint as soon as it's stripped and I can't be doing with it rusting on me.