The before pics...pretty ugly and crusty, spray paint blue and rust everywhere.


First step was to rip 'er apart.

I thought for sure I would be tossing these rims building a new set around the hubs.

but wait! There's chrome under the crust!

a little work with a wire wheel and they came out pretty good! Never underestimate Schwinn Chrome! It's hard to believe they're the same wheels.

By this afternoon she was looking like a whole different bike. A few coats of flat black rust reformer, a bit of scrubbing with the wire wheel and a brillo pad, some new grease and a set of tires and she's ready to roll! The Corvette chainguard was a gift from Spokes...thanks, bro! ;D




I kept the headbadge ratty as a reminder of it's past

not a bad way to kill a day off


