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THIS WOMAN'S CWC BIKE WAS GIVEN TO ME LAST SUMMER. MY DAUGHTER WANTS ANOTHER VINTAGE LOOKING BIKE TO RIDE.
I STRIPPED AND CLEANED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH OVEN CLEANER. TOOK OFF ALL THE GREASE AND PAINT. I DID IT ON TOP OF THE SNOW SO IT WOULD WASH AWAY WITHOUT KILLING MY GRASS. STRIPPER IS TOO MESSY AND SLOW IN THE COLD AND OVEN CLEANER IS CHEAP.
THE CHAIN STAY BRACE ABOVE WAS PREVIOUSLY FIXD CROOKED WITH HALF A PIECE OF TUBING. I WELDED IN A NEW PIECE.
FIRST A COAT OF GUN RUST REMOVER, THEN A COAT OF PENETROL DRYING OIL AS A PROTECTANT AGAINST RUST. IT'S DRYING ON MY WOOD STOVE. I USED A TORCH, FLUX AND ACID CORE SOLDER TO FILL IN THE FRAME DENTS. LEAD IS EASIER TO WORK WITH THAN BONDO ON STEEL THAT IS THICK ENOUGH TO AVOID WARPING. IT FILES EASIER THAN BONDO WITH A BODY FILE AND WON'T GUM UP YOUR FILE OR SANDPAPER. I FORGOT HOW NICE IT IS TO WORK WITH LEAD. IT IS TOO COLD TO SOAK THE FRAME IN PHOSPHORIC ACID IN MY JET SLED SO I USED HARSHER CHEMICALS AND WIDPED IT OFF THEN RINSED IT IN BOILING WATER OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVEWAY THEN I SCRUBBED IT IN OUR SPARE BATHROOM BATHTUB. THE RUST TREATMENT IS A COMBINATION OF PHOSPHORIC ACID, SULFURIC ACKD AND MURIATIC ACID. THE FRAME WAS SMOKING IN THE COLD WHILE THE ACID WORKED. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT TO SEE IF I CAN DO PREP IN A SIMPLER WAY OUTSIDE IN THE COLD.
MOCK UP SO I CAN WELD ON THE CHAIN GUARD MOUNTS. IT WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT FORK AND TRUSS RODS AS I STILL HAVE TO STRIP THE PAINT FROM THAT FORK. I NEED TO GET SOME MORE WELD THROUGH SPLATTER PROOF SELF ETCHING PRIMER. I MAINLY USE IT AROUND WHERE I WELD TO KEEP THE SPLATTER FROM STICKING.
I STRIPPED AND CLEANED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH OVEN CLEANER. TOOK OFF ALL THE GREASE AND PAINT. I DID IT ON TOP OF THE SNOW SO IT WOULD WASH AWAY WITHOUT KILLING MY GRASS. STRIPPER IS TOO MESSY AND SLOW IN THE COLD AND OVEN CLEANER IS CHEAP.
THE CHAIN STAY BRACE ABOVE WAS PREVIOUSLY FIXD CROOKED WITH HALF A PIECE OF TUBING. I WELDED IN A NEW PIECE.
FIRST A COAT OF GUN RUST REMOVER, THEN A COAT OF PENETROL DRYING OIL AS A PROTECTANT AGAINST RUST. IT'S DRYING ON MY WOOD STOVE. I USED A TORCH, FLUX AND ACID CORE SOLDER TO FILL IN THE FRAME DENTS. LEAD IS EASIER TO WORK WITH THAN BONDO ON STEEL THAT IS THICK ENOUGH TO AVOID WARPING. IT FILES EASIER THAN BONDO WITH A BODY FILE AND WON'T GUM UP YOUR FILE OR SANDPAPER. I FORGOT HOW NICE IT IS TO WORK WITH LEAD. IT IS TOO COLD TO SOAK THE FRAME IN PHOSPHORIC ACID IN MY JET SLED SO I USED HARSHER CHEMICALS AND WIDPED IT OFF THEN RINSED IT IN BOILING WATER OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVEWAY THEN I SCRUBBED IT IN OUR SPARE BATHROOM BATHTUB. THE RUST TREATMENT IS A COMBINATION OF PHOSPHORIC ACID, SULFURIC ACKD AND MURIATIC ACID. THE FRAME WAS SMOKING IN THE COLD WHILE THE ACID WORKED. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT TO SEE IF I CAN DO PREP IN A SIMPLER WAY OUTSIDE IN THE COLD.
MOCK UP SO I CAN WELD ON THE CHAIN GUARD MOUNTS. IT WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT FORK AND TRUSS RODS AS I STILL HAVE TO STRIP THE PAINT FROM THAT FORK. I NEED TO GET SOME MORE WELD THROUGH SPLATTER PROOF SELF ETCHING PRIMER. I MAINLY USE IT AROUND WHERE I WELD TO KEEP THE SPLATTER FROM STICKING.