Recent content by Uncle Shish

It definitely helps to have an extra hand, that's for sure!

How do you post your longer videos? Sorry if it's posted on here somewhere - but my video was 30 seconds and it said it was too long.

Not sure how good it will show as the light in the paint room is very bright. I'm going to let these sit then lightly hit them with a scrubby and figure out where to go from there.

Alrighty then! A little more progress tonight on the hoops. My buddy Dyno Dan manned the Beugler while I spun the hoop and Norm filmed. We used an easel with stops left and bottom to rotate against. First time adding a video. I think I need to read up on the process. Next, after allowing the...

Great project and those toy and parts cabinets are fun! I’m in a similar boat as you, I was going to do something with the DX anyway, so might as well hang out with friends and see what they’re up to.

I love the name of your build. The squirrel will attest that indecision kills :) Too many good concepts, as you have here, will lead to Schwinndecision. I'm always a sucker for a good checker pattern .... probably from being a Cheap Trick fan as a kid.

Two-person job. My friend Dyno Dan, who I get together with on Wednesday nights and tinker on bikes with, is an excellent free-hand pin striper. We also have the Beugler brand pin striper. What we did on my 42 Elgin fenders was he held the Beugler and I took a deep breath and spun them manually. .

This thread is moving at a snail's pace. Started painting the hoops and am going to try and mix in some aging tips that @OddJob so graciously shared . The basecoat is gloss burgundy with satin colonial red phased in with some different shades of brown misted in around the edges. Next will do the...

Absolutely great hanging out with you and the rest of the gang! Too much fun n' sun ... I am wiped out!

Nothing too exciting to report. Donor rims are stripped, hubs disassembled and cleaned, spokes wire wheeled.

I need to get me a couple of those stickers. Are the shirts coming back?

1962 Murray Fleetline. Not the correct tank but a nice placeholder. Before mild resto and polish. Tank was formerly a Hiawatha tank.

Thanks! How timely after reading your post on my thread. I will spend some time looking for video tutorials.

While it may not look like much progress, I had a busy weekend. I picked up a pretty clean 41 ladies bike at Monroe last Sunday. Finally went to get it Thursday night and spent Saturday harvesting the parts from it and putting new whitewalls on the wife’s 52 BF Goodrich badged Co-Ed. So it...

Well, Memory Lane and Monroe swaps came and went and no prewar DX fenders were found 😕 I did pick up two cool Elgins and a third Elgin lady donor bike. Tonight the lady prewar Schwinn gave all she had to give. Hoping to get the wheels stripped down for a refinish and rebuild. Fender braces and...