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Redline Proline II

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GREMLIN:
As far as decals go, what about the red/black/grey ones like on Rattys? Nobody's mentioned them yet. I like them.
I don't think i'm going to replace them like for like. The red to yellow fade would look very nice on it.  :)   G.

Frosty:
Gremlin,

Check out bmxstop for some of the approved redline decals, also 302Zapper (ebay id) he does some of the black and grey copies now and then.

http://www.bmxstop.com/

GREMLIN:
I had a bit of a free afternoon today.  So i decided to go over the frame properly and give it a good clean up.  :)
I started with all the tubes that are in pretty good condition chrome wise. Seemed to come up quite nicely with the old Autosol. Put a nice little shine to it. So i thought.
Then finally i got to the top tube. The one that looks like it's been sanded down  ???  Starting with the 1st 6 inches or so from the headtube, which is the section i tried cleaning up the other day (i took a pic before i started to see if any change happened). 
I attacked it with plenty of paste for 5 minutes or so. Then polished it off... No change  :-[
Another 5 minutes with paste... I could just about see a change happening  :) Not a lot tho.  :(
I thought that'd be about it. But thought i'd give it one more go to get a little bit more shine and that'd be it...
5 to 10 more minutes. Polished off... Holy batsh1t !!!, I can see my face in it  :2funny:
So then the next 4hrs were taken up making the whole frame (especially the toptube) look like a mirror.  Well a 1000% better than it was :smitten:
And that's by hand... I reckon i lost a stone today.

Pics...

   Before...


   After...


So it's pretty safe to say the frame won't be off for a rechrome and def won't be getting powdered over in white. But the forks will have to be refinished due to the flaked off chrome. Unless where it's just on the drops, they could be polished so the metal is a close match for the chrome?  ???
So I'm pretty chuffed with myself today.  :coolsmiley:  Time to try and source a set of decals now me thinx  ;)   G.

ron burgundy:
Nice one, that is going to look great!!!

gt0733:
spot on gremlin  :daumenhoch:
i know a lad that may be able to get the correct (repo) 3 colour stickers. i'll get in touch with him and see how we go ;)

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