It'll buff out!

[65Slick]

Picked this up at a yard sale for $3.00 yesterday. Every thing is rusted solid. No headbadge so I don't have a clue what it is.

It had been yard art and her husband was making her get rid of it.

Have Fun!
Marty

 

[Eclipse]

That thing had an hard life. I like the chainring.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Awesome find! What are your plans for it :mrgreen:

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Nice save, Now just soak it in a few cans of WD-40 and pray.

 

[dragnusa]

heck with the wd40 break out the PB BLASTER

 

[Hazmat]

tighten up the spokes and she's good to go

 

[Rustinkerer]

That 'snowflake' chainring was used a lot on early hawthornes, and possibly Elgins. Those bikes are the hardest to tell apart though! -Adam

 

[partsguy]

ROACHED! Might I suggest something a bit stonger than WD-40, PB Baster, or Liquid Wrench? I suggest SANDBLASTING OR BEADBLASTING.

 

[KickBackCycles]

I'd say it was a Hawthorne too.

 

[Ratfink1962]

Deserves to be back on the road.... unless there are big rust holes in the frame itself :shock:

 

[BackWoodCycle]

Is the frame in well enough condition to build up?

 

[65Slick]

At the moment I need the seat from it so started soaking the bolts in pb-blaster. It just soaked in, kinda like when they painted the house on Green-Acres! I'll keep after it and see if the bolts will break loose next weekend.

The frame and forks look straight and I don't see any major rust pits any where. The handle bars are a different story, the look like water froze inside of them and split open.

Have Fun!
Marty