Thanks for the comments guys. I like seeing stuff in the rough become new again but with age. As far as cleaning, I learned all that from you all. Mainly disassembled the bike, cleaned with SOS pads (lightly), used WD40 and 0000 steel wool on the chrome. I do the wheels with wd and use brass brushes to get close to the spokes. I found that a regular tooth brush works well to get the inner sides of the hubs when lubed with WD. I use Barkeepers Friend scouring powder on the whitewalls and Macquires tire black on the tires and pedals. Every nut and bolt I take off I run over on my workbench wirewheel just to take the rust off but leave the patina. I like the Turtle wax ICE for wax. I did cheat a little with some chrome spray paint (which really doesn't look chrome) but sprayed onto a rag and wiped onto areas of pot metal like kickstands and fender struts. That actually did really well without looking like cheap silver paint. I am a painter by trade and I have refinished tons of furniture over the years so I find doing this really satisfying . I will post some before pics of some of my new fresh finds that I will start on soon. Thanks again, Brian.
