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Haro Sport Platinum Survivor - Need help from our Restoration Masters
Andyboy77:
--- Quote from: oldtired on July 22, 2017, 11:29 AM --- looks like there is enough steel left on the seat brace to weld to, once the rust has been removed , should fill in with weld ok, or pack it and braze it :daumenhoch:
if your not having it repowdered , easy option would be rub down /remove the rust and treat the area and the inside of the brace with rust conveter then fill with a chemical metal type filler :daumenhoch:
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Thanks for your reply. :coolsmiley:
I won't have it repowdered for now, 'cause the overall condition isn't too bad actually - at least as far as I can tell up 'till now.
Is the use of rust converter meant as an alternative to the citric acid? Or would you recommend to give her a bath anyway and just use a rust converter to aviod it getting worse? (..like fugazi mentioned)
Just in case I decide getting it repowdered later on, what would be the appropriate metal type filler so the powder will stick?
Thanks in advance! :)
insectbones:
Great project that Andy :daumenhoch:
If it were mine I'd be grinding that rust out with a dremel, and filling with weld, but defo not re painting the whole bike.
Gonna keep my eye on the progress of this :coolsmiley:
Andyboy77:
--- Quote from: insectbones on July 22, 2017, 12:37 PM ---Great project that Andy :daumenhoch:
If it were mine I'd be grinding that rust out with a dremel, and filling with weld, but defo not re painting the whole bike.
Gonna keep my eye on the progress of this :coolsmiley:
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Thanks Lee! ;) Also thanks for the hint with that dremel. Slowly but surely I'm getting a clearer vision of how this is done propperly. :daumenhoch:
I'm planning on just using touch up paint. The funny thing I recognised this morning was, my first car (Fiat Uno) has had that same colour as this Sport.
Ian bowler:
--- Quote from: fugazi on July 20, 2017, 03:25 PM ---
--- Quote from: Andyboy77 on July 20, 2017, 01:21 PM ---
--- Quote from: chubby on July 19, 2017, 10:57 PM ---Doesn't look too bad at all that Andy. You'd be amazed what difference a decent citric bath will do for the rusty bits....
All depends what you want, blingy show bike or proper nice survivor ride you can use & enjoy..
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--- Quote from: mivvi on July 20, 2017, 09:27 AM ---I was expecting to see a right rusty heap, mangled and bent beyond repair! I see no real issues restoring this (and I have little skills compared to some of the chaps on here) back to a good looking ride-able bike again. As Chubby says, it depends if you want it show looking or survivor? As for the rusty area under the seat post area, get the paint off that area and check how bad it really is, it could be nothing to worry about. Have a good weekend scrubbing and polishing and that will come up a gem. Good luck :daumenhoch:
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--- Quote from: fugazi on July 20, 2017, 11:24 AM ---Have a prod at that rust under the platform brace & see if it's still solid under there. :daumenhoch:
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Many thanks for your replies!
The rusty area around the seat tube actually shows a hole at the left hand-side of the seat tube yet.
I've never tried a citric acid bath yet, but I expect the other side to turn out quite the same once the citric acid has done it's magic.?. ???
Regarding the level of restoration, I think Clint was spot on by saying "...it will only be a survivor once" .
The idea of doing a full resto at a later time sounds very appealing to me. But if I understood this correctly, as soon as I do a repair (filling) and using a little touch up paint, it won't be survivor anymore? Or is it "allowed" to do a repair as long as I only take care of that seat tube area and not stripping it entirely?
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I could tell it looked a bit rotten there! Ideally all that needs to be addressed as the rust will get worse & affect even more of the metal around it. I think I would go for a proper localised repair, or at the very least get it cleaned up & treated to stop it getting any worse :daumenhoch:
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Hi Andy first of all I don't no anything about restoring but if you do nice on
I thought you may find this interesting I'm in the middle of a restoration my self and the frame numbers are close
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Andyboy77:
--- Quote from: Ian bowler on July 22, 2017, 05:15 PM ---
Hi Andy first of all I don't no anything about restoring but if you do nice on
I thought you may find this interesting I'm in the middle of a restoration my self and the frame numbers are close
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Hi Ian, a nice frameset too - I like the orange forks. Looks like we both have 1990 made frames. :daumenhoch:
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