to paint or not to paint

[low_life]

ok so as some of you's have seen i have a 39' schwinn packard that i'm cleaning up to sell on the bay. Now here's my question the front rim is to far oxidated to clean to a shine. what should i do for the sale. should i keep as is? should i paint white? should i buy the "schwinn" ivory paint that the guy sells on ebay for $20 a can? or should i just try and find an ivory that's close? keep in mind that the rims weren't originally painted. I just bought some red brick balloon tires for it so b4 i mount them i need to figure out the rims thing. If i was keeping i would def. paint but for re-sale not sure. thanks

 

[Hooch]

if it was me i would never paint it
I would take a brass welding brush like they sell at napa auto parts like 3 bucks and wd40 and scrub it up
the rust will go away and you will be left with whats left of the chrome and that is way more disireable to a collector

 

[Bunbury]

I'd leave them as-is, a dedicated collector/restorer would probably rather have something that hasn't been tinkered with too much. Optionally, you could pick up a set of cheap wheels to dress it up, and include both sets of wheels when you sell.

I wouldn't touch what's left of the chrome with anything abrasive.

 

[Firewalker]

I say paint it!

show it some love!

FW

 

[ponytailmike]

i would tend to agree with bunbury
find a set to dress her up and include the orignals
p.s. bunbury that is a good thought
hey also i noticed it is a skip tooth
i think i rember reading some where on here
where someone ground off every other tooth
on a standard 1/8 in chain rear sprocket to use the
skip tooth chain and front chainwheel
just a thought
make sure the sprocket has an even number of teeth though
it would be tough to grind every other tooth of say a 19 tooth sprocket

ponytailmike
mike

 

[MeHeadHunter]

Leave her the way it is!!! Lube and grease everything, get her some new treads, and ride on!! The patina can never be duplicated and only comes with age. I think think old ladies are beautiful the way they are No Facelift required here, in my opinion!!!

 

[skoda]

You're talking painting just the wheels right? I'd clean them up like Hooch said. Unless you plan on respoking the wheels, I wouldn't mess with it. The rest of the bike is aged and it will look really "off" once you do them.

As for repainting/painting...no, don't paint anything on that bike.

 

[CCR]

For epay, id just clean em up like hooch said, there worth more the way they are.

Collectors want original, when you change it, its not original anymore.

 

[tikiharl]

Clean for a couple of hours, what doesnt come off is character.My 2 cents :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

I wouldnt touch that frame and original parts (looks like a HONEY)...BUT

It looks like those are 24" wheels in that 26" frame...

Ditch them and get some 26 inchers.Just my worthless opinion.

 

[Rollin Double Sixes]

I wouldnt touch that frame and original parts (looks like a HONEY)...BUT

It looks like those are 24" wheels in that 26" frame...

Ditch them and get some 26 inchers.Just my worthless opinion.

I agree, throw some shiny chrome twenty sixes on it.