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  1. J

    Help cleaning decades of build up...

    Yea first paint job, so just hang it up and have at it huh? Yea going to have to get some more fine grit sand paper as I left it outside and it is starting to get some rust streaks on it again. Thanks for the tips!
  2. J

    Help cleaning decades of build up...

    Probably going to replace all bearings actually. Since I think I lost a few of the ball bearings...oops. It was the reverse side that was stuck, i tried and tried days of WD-40 and PB Blaster to no avail. I wasn't going to reuse the crank anyways and it was about 10 minutes to hack it off. Not...
  3. J

    Help cleaning decades of build up...

    A few questions... Well I ended up just taking a hacksaw to my crank as the pedal was on there good and took off the chain finally. So after a couple months I am finally down to just a frame. Now I am just looking over the nooks and crannies of this thing. Is it best to just take a wire brush...
  4. J

    Noob with a little restoration project

    haha, no worries, I am a noob so what seems like the simplest thing to you could mean a lot to me. I tried clockwise, but i will give it another go today after work after another CLR bath. And thanks for the welcome! I may need to fab up new fenders for this thing, unless I can find some cheap...
  5. J

    Noob with a little restoration project

    Thanks for the welcomes everyone! I got the fork and handlebars apart. CLR is amazing! Just having probs getting the left pedal off then I will have no clue how to get the cranks and gear off...gotta love learning though!
  6. J

    Noob with a little restoration project

    Hey everyone! So I was referred here from a mountain biking site for some help on a restoration. I picked up this 1967 (guessin on year) Schwinn Hollywood from my grandparents really only knowing they had an old beach cruiser sitting around. Well my Grandma expressed interest in it after I am...
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