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ORB:
OK,

So I am all in favour of a full on resto in the comfort of your own home.

I do the lot from stripping the old crappy paint, to the complete respray and rebuild.

What part of bike building and resto do you find the hardest?

for me I have had 2 troubles.

1-  Stripping a frame and fork of its heavy powder in the garden (time consuming)

2 - A few years ago i had a profile crank that the arms would not come off for love nor persuasion, BURN IN HELL 

danny silverstreak:
restoration - orb i havent a clue , it took me two days to find out that id got two suntour xc11 lh pedals - i thought me crank arm was knackered, as you will tell from my posts , i need help on the daftest of things

greentoad:
Hi all  ;)

The worst part for me is the money.... I just get carried away and then that's it, it must be perfect, time or money no object, then it's too good to use so I usually put the item away or sell it. I've so far restored houses (some graded), motorcycles, boats, tractors and cars, but must say that i'm really enjoying the BMX side as it's small in comparision, and enjoyable building then getting a result fairly quickly.

NB - The best way to get stuck items off is by freezing them, you can get cans of it and it is amazing stuff, when sprayed the item comes off so easily (I can get some names if required).

greentoad

beard1973:
I have a Tange Framed Cromo Burner that has a seat post that just will not budge... I have tried everything bar heat or the cold method...

Tips??

(ps - Orb, i know its a burner!!  8))

greentoad:
Hi

If your interested in trying, I can get some names of freeze cans that are used by engineers on site for major machinery work, and i'm sure would get a post out.

I wouldn't heat it though as the metal will expand and you could strech it (if heated too much), then it's serious work.

 ;)

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