Recent content by SoulGarageOH

BTW, and anyone help me to date this frame?

I applied all that paint just to remove most of it. Sanding, steel wool-ing, mineral spirits-ing got me to about what I was imaging. Then, to make the paint look more aged, I followed it all up with amber shellac, which Odd Job turned me on to a few years ago. It’s pretty much where I want it...

My entry for last year’s build ( which I did not finish ) was Sheriff Woody inspired. I was on the hunt for a cowhide pattern saddle, but was unable to locate one. I think Origin 8 made one a while back, but like I said, I couldn’t get my hands on one; it would have made my bike for sure.

I vote “nay.”

Neat tank!

That’s an option too!

I got a bit carried away with the stripper, and now half the frame is down to primer or bare metal. I have to decide whether to strip it all the way down to bare metal and leave it that way or to paint it ( which I don’t want to do ). Another idea is to get creative and paint some of it a couple...

I got everything disassembled down to the frame and began stripping the spray paint. I knew by using a chemical stripper that it wouldn’t be a precise job unless I wanted it ALL off. In some areas, I got the desired outcome ( removing just the spray paint but not the factory coat ), while other...

I’m finished; bring on summer!!

I'm going with this 24" Western Flyer. I don't like the spray paint job someone did on it, so I'm going to try and remove JUST that and use the original color ( red ). I chose a 24" because I thought a smaller frame would make the B.O.B. look even BIGGER!

This is the first build off I'm entering where I don't have a "plan." I don't even know what bike I'm using yet. All I know is that I need a "grocery getter," so I'm building around this big ol' basket. I probably won't make much progress for another couple weeks, though.

I'm building around this...

I was a DNF last year; I must redeem myself.

"Serendipitous Rendezvous" is a great name for a bike, OJ!