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Kuwahara Laserlite

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griff:
Look forward to seeing it built Peter

monkian:
Come on Peter, pull your finger out mate  ::) ;D ;)

Avro:
I have had another close look at the Laserlite frame and think that I am, perhaps, being a fuss arse.
Some photographs, but it is very hard to adequately show the condition.

Behind the head tube before:
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Behind the head tube, chrome is very thin and peppered with tiny pitting:
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Top tube, trying to show the bubbling beneath the chrome:
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Top tube again:
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Bottom bracket area, not too bad, some chips and pits.
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I think I can leave the frame og and, with a little work, it would still be very presentable. The top tube bothers me most. I would put it in a citric acid bath and stabilise the pitting but the bubbling?

Things to remember:
I need to get the handlebars rechromed anyway, I am considering getting a pair of rims chromed and I need a seatpost chromed for another project.
I never had this bike as a complete.
My restored and re-anodised parts are great but not to a professional standard, they are very good but still. So the whole package will never be concours.

Opinions very, very welcome.

boofy44:
The bars are chromed so they'll need de caroming and polishing first.They were painted black over chrome when I got them years ago and never got round to trying to give them a good polish.

BMX1973:

I would leave the frame as is. Bit of polish should do wonders. 8)

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