Well-What can I say? I'm a big fan of the worksman bikes.
1st off:
This one, I bought it with my WDIBT Front Loader, I fell in love with the plate that was welded in...So I had to have it.
Whoever R. Placinto is, Your getting your bike rebuilt. Congratulations.
A form of Tribute bike Mr. Placinto will never know hes getting.
I'm going Flat black-Heres some progress
My camera Wouldnt go into focus, but "Rep" Was scratched into the frame and fork
Weld Slop, Tried filing it down...dont have the right file. Slop...err...Weld Overspray? I dunno
Almost all done sanding, Im sick of my wire grinder, because i cant find the right size, and the right type. The only one I could find was a Cheap Hardware store kind, and every time i use it, My shirt looks like a Porcupine, and the bristles are almost gone, and i gotta go buy a new wheel :roll:
Color-After water sanding-And thats the other project-
The RESTORATION!
This one started off as a blue worksman, 70s model. OK chrome-Shot fenders. Nothing too fancy here, just doing a custom Resto. More pictures of this ones progress:
Te Fork-Getting sanded
I accidently damaged the fork threads, gotta re-thread that.
All sanded-and ready for primer-Which you saw with the Placinto.
And last but not least, The Rider.
Im lost for which direction i am going to go with this one. The paint is awesome, Im thinking just keeping it a rider, and adding some crazy touches. I have this guard i made last night-This will probably go on.
I Cut up a couple OBEY GIANT Stickers, and then double sided taped the headbadge sticker on from Placinto.
I Polished a little of the frame-Where its not so dull-Is where i polished
Since the fenders are so rusty, I might DITCH them and use some other fenders from another bike, Or, Paint what i have-depdning how smooth i can get them. There is also my favorite idea-I have had some Carbon fiber stickers, More like sheets...I was going to cover the fender, and then paint the inside Key-Lime Green. That way whatever light gets under there-shows the color on the tires. Something like that. The wheels are going to be painted black-Either flat or gloss...Still deciding
There is one more worksman coming in the mail-That might replace the frame on the rider-OR might get special treatment.
1st off:
This one, I bought it with my WDIBT Front Loader, I fell in love with the plate that was welded in...So I had to have it.
Whoever R. Placinto is, Your getting your bike rebuilt. Congratulations.
A form of Tribute bike Mr. Placinto will never know hes getting.
I'm going Flat black-Heres some progress
My camera Wouldnt go into focus, but "Rep" Was scratched into the frame and fork
Weld Slop, Tried filing it down...dont have the right file. Slop...err...Weld Overspray? I dunno
Almost all done sanding, Im sick of my wire grinder, because i cant find the right size, and the right type. The only one I could find was a Cheap Hardware store kind, and every time i use it, My shirt looks like a Porcupine, and the bristles are almost gone, and i gotta go buy a new wheel :roll:
Color-After water sanding-And thats the other project-
The RESTORATION!
This one started off as a blue worksman, 70s model. OK chrome-Shot fenders. Nothing too fancy here, just doing a custom Resto. More pictures of this ones progress:
Te Fork-Getting sanded
I accidently damaged the fork threads, gotta re-thread that.
All sanded-and ready for primer-Which you saw with the Placinto.
And last but not least, The Rider.
Im lost for which direction i am going to go with this one. The paint is awesome, Im thinking just keeping it a rider, and adding some crazy touches. I have this guard i made last night-This will probably go on.
I Cut up a couple OBEY GIANT Stickers, and then double sided taped the headbadge sticker on from Placinto.
I Polished a little of the frame-Where its not so dull-Is where i polished
Since the fenders are so rusty, I might DITCH them and use some other fenders from another bike, Or, Paint what i have-depdning how smooth i can get them. There is also my favorite idea-I have had some Carbon fiber stickers, More like sheets...I was going to cover the fender, and then paint the inside Key-Lime Green. That way whatever light gets under there-shows the color on the tires. Something like that. The wheels are going to be painted black-Either flat or gloss...Still deciding
There is one more worksman coming in the mail-That might replace the frame on the rider-OR might get special treatment.
