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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: bobafett on May 10, 2010, 10:45 PM
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So it wasn't a priority to add the ammaco built geese to my collection but I always said if they popped up cheap enough then I'd grab 'em.
Well................... :LolLolLolLol:
Kev (KDW712) tipped me off a short while back when an 84 Grand Prix complete had just been added on ebay with a £60 buy it now so I thought fook it - if I'm gonna grab one this is it. It was in pick up distance so £60 total for the full bike :)
All original but fookin rusty :shocked: :buck2: :LolLolLolLol:
So here is the original ebay pic..........
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/originalebaypic.jpg)
And here's the rusty little fooker after i got it back home...........
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto01.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto02.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto03.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto04.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto05.jpg)
Needs some TLC :LolLolLolLol:
I'm spending fook all on this ( well as close to as poss ! )
So it's lemon juice / vinegar / foil etc. and if the likes of the chainwheel can't be rescued cos they're too far gone then some chrome appliance paint may get used :shocked: :2funny:
Ahh well it'll be a laugh.
Low priority this fooker so I'll just keep this diary rolling with updates in between my other builds.........
Thanks for the tip off Kev (I think :-\ ) :LolLolLolLol:
Only messin' mate - nice one :daumenhoch:
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Hope you have got shares in Tesco John as that is going to need a fair bit of Lemon juice and vinegar :D :LolLolLolLol:
Sure you will do her proud mate and for £60 notes :shocked: you can't argue with that , my kind of buy that John ;)
Looking forward to the next update :daumenhoch:
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Hope you have got shares in Tesco John as that is going to need a fair bit of Lemon juice and vinegar :D :LolLolLolLol:
No sh!t :LolLolLolLol:
Could do with a bath full of vinegar this could :shocked:
I'll try the frame first ;)
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Hope you have got shares in Tesco John as that is going to need a fair bit of Lemon juice and vinegar :D :LolLolLolLol:
No sh!t :LolLolLolLol:
Could do with a bath full of vinegar this could :shocked:
I'll try the frame first ;)
Why don't you just give it to me to spray , I have loads of White and Pink left over from Olivia's 'olsgoose' project :D
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That may well be what happens :LolLolLolLol:
I'll try and save the frame first but some of the other bits I'm sure will need coating - I'm not re-chroming anything that's for sure :shocked:
It'd cost more to re-chrome the wheels than it cost me to buy the whole bike :LolLolLolLol:
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good deal there john at £60, cant grumble at that :daumenhoch:
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Much cheapness, will be great to see it resto'd :daumenhoch:
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John thats cool, quite a resto job on your hands there! I comprehensive rust removal program is needed on that bugger. Good luck with it.
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put a mongoose sticker on bucket of rust and you'll try and save it...
mongoositis is bad for your health >:D
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well good luck with this one :idiot2:
looks like it needs needs lots of TLC
:LolLolLolLol:
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i didnt realise they was worth money, i binned one at christmas
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Are the forks bent? They look like they have a lot of rake on the eBay pic. :-\ Nice find and an easy fix if the forks are bent...
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Right then stripped everything down and hit the frame with vinegar and tin foil ;)
Quite pleased how it's cleaned up so it's staying chrome and the decals look alright too.........
Result ! :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto06.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto07.jpg)
Peeled the rim strips out of the wheels and the were caked in rust :buck2:
Thought they may have been bin fodder but..........
Hot soapy water scrub and they look OK........
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto11.jpg)
As for the rest of the bits well.........
They're pretty fookin rusty :shocked: :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto09.jpg)
Into the big tub for the non-alloy parts.........
Loads of vinegar to be added ! :crazy2:
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto10.jpg)
:D
Still determined to spend fook all on this build :LolLolLolLol:
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going well so far - great results
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:shocked: thats a big tub
frame is looking good :daumenhoch:
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John
That frame looks the dogs dangly bits....whats is like close up ?
We done fella :4_17_5:
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Looking good :daumenhoch: cant wait to see it built.
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there will be a national shortage of vinegar after you have finished that lot.
top work mate!
sell me a frame. :angel:
:daumenhoch:
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looking very forward to this build :daumenhoch:
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:shocked: Frames come up well John :daumenhoch:
there will be a national shortage of vinegar after you have finished that lot.
;D
How much are you spending on vinegar ???
Great job so far Mr Fett 8)
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Vinegar can do this ??? Wow :daumenhoch:
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Right then back onto my budget fun build :D :LolLolLolLol:
I decided vinegar or lemon juice would be too much of a waste to fill the tub so I used water mixed with citric acid powder that I got on ebay.
After 24 hours in the tub the rust was mostly just eaten away !
Before :
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto04.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto05.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto10.jpg)
After :
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto20.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto21.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/mybikes/1984GrandPrix/resto23.jpg)
OK so they're far from perfect but they'll do for this little cheapo survivor build :angel:
;)
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nice work there john,i cant wait to see this one finished.i had a grand prix frameset yonks ago,it was pretty minty too, i should have kept it and built it as a rider :'(
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Really good work John :4_17_5:
It's a shame thought the rust has made a lot of holes in those rims.
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It's a shame thought the rust has made a lot of holes in those rims.
Yeah mad isn't it - all exactly the same size and spacing :LolLolLolLol:
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Oh yeah, hadn't noticed that, how mad is that.
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all exactly the same size and spacing :LolLolLolLol:
Unlike some i could mention :-[ ::) :-X
Good work up to now John :daumenhoch:
PS after you have stained the fence , pull them weeds out of the flags :D ???
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Sweet that John...you got shares in Sarson's Vinegar?
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so far looks like this was a major bargain :daumenhoch:
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Lovin' this resto.
Can't wait to see it built back up!
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Vinager and tin foil? Tell me what to do please I've got some 401's I was going to rechrome but can I work some magic as they are almost
Mint just a little bit or surface pooh!
Top job on this build mate
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Vinager and tin foil? Tell me what to do please I've got some 401's I was going to rechrome but can I work some magic as they are almost
Mint just a little bit or surface pooh!
Top job on this build mate
1. Bowl of lemon juice or vinegar
2. scrunch up a hand full of tinfoil
3. dip it in the juice regularly
4. rub a dub dub !
5. the tinfoil will start to break down and the juice will become filled with l=tiny sparkley bits
6. keep rubbing - the broken down particles mixed with the juice form a type of mild abrassive compound to remove the rust. Because the foi is softer than the chrome plate it doesn't scratch the chrome.
7. Good luck !
:)
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Cheers dude! That's my day sorted out now then! Lol
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the big tuuuub :D
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Excellent!
Me and my dad have started another cheeky little budget build; a survivor.