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Where to start on a Rebel restoration

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john30:
I shall try and save what I'v got and see how the  frame comes up with the various suggestions, I'l report back with some pics of any progress and rate the Teqniques I try.

"Will you use the proclass wheels on it with it being a freestyler "

I have no idea which wheels they are but was just going to put what  I had on there , I know nothing about any parts whatsoever :uglystupid2:

I tried the tin foil and lemon juice this afternoon and it worked rarther well,  couple of before and after pics below and the rest are in the image gallery (link above)


About 2 hours work later including stripping the bike down



Any tips on how to remove the reynolds sticker, I tried nail varnish remover but  it dont touch it,(its hard as nails)

brettypeeps:
That has come up nice :daumenhoch: so far

ozone:

--- Quote from: john30 on July 09, 2010, 12:09 PM ---
Any tips on how to remove the reynolds sticker, I tried nail varnish remover but  it dont touch it,(its hard as nails)

--- End quote ---

Use a hairdryer or pour boiling hot water on the sticker to soften the adhesive and peel it off then use the nail varnish remover to remove the sticky residue.  The frame looks pretty good now and should build up nicely without having to spend shedloads on rechroming which doesn't always come out right.   :daumenhoch:

bobafett:

Lookin better already mate - nice one :daumenhoch:

dordymush:
i'd have built it up just as it is now survivor style.faded stickers and all.i got a patterson here that is scratched and rusty but its as it was so i could'never bring myself to strip it and lose the proper stickers etc off it.
there a million and one show bikes all mint but a as found bike is always more of interest to me and from what i can see a lot more people these days.
cleaning up well that is  :daumenhoch:

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