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Landing Gear metal blemishes

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duncan:
I hadn't considered painting - but no reason why I can't do that. As you say it'd be more in keeping with the original.
I'll collect the frame, hopefully this weekend or the one after, and take it from there. Will certainly send Craig a PM if you recommend.
Thanks for the advice.

ORB:
deffo, i recon you need to see his painting to believe it

Dordymush's Skyway is unreal.

duncan:
Well, I'm still some way off painting the frame, I have to get the fork dropouts welded first, but I've been cleaning up a few old components, and started stripping the frame.
The frame's looking promising, no damage found yet under the paint:



Apologies for the low reolution pic, but my SR seatclamp and Redline Forklifter stem polished up nicely, as did the Kashimax Aero.
I used Autoglym resin polish on the stem, and it didn't damage the painted logo.

Something I noticed about the Quad frame - there are gas release holes inside the headtube for all the front triangle tubes, but there are none for the rear triangle.
It's possible the seatstays open into the toptube, but the chainstays have no holes at all. Maybe because they are smaller tubes it wasn't a problem? I'm not a welder.

Got something in one of the rear tubes, sounds like a bit of sand moving around when I tip the frame - I presume it's rust particles. Nothing I can do about this.
I'm looking forward to getting the rest of the paint off, then the real renovation work can start.

Bob_Acid:
Was it your forks that were cracked? saw some pics a while back.

if you don't plan to ride it i wouldn't bother but then if you're anything like me you'll have to at least have a go round the block ;)

DR VINOAH:
nice work

i bet that front quad tubing was a bitch to strip and rub down :angel:

what colour or chrome for the frame?

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