GrahamNR17 wrote:Would you get them wheels in a normal person sized frame?
we both have done.
stumpies may struggle though
GrahamNR17 wrote:Would you get them wheels in a normal person sized frame?
hubgearfreak wrote:GrahamNR17 wrote:Would you get them wheels in a normal person sized frame?
we both have done.
stumpies may struggle though
hubgearfreak wrote:you're chuffed then GB? even if it's a bit of a girlie colour?
did the build present you with any bothers?
Just stripped a frame to bear metal. It's smothered in rust pitting. What's the recommended paint that will make the best job of minimising the visible pitting? Anything thick and gloopy?
Building it was rather uneventful and straightforward
MikewsMITH2 wrote:Oh and there is hammerite smooth which sprays on to bare rusty metal and does what it says on the tin. Available in black.
MikewsMITH2 wrote:Just stripped a frame to bear metal. It's smothered in rust pitting. What's the recommended paint that will make the best job of minimising the visible pitting? Anything thick and gloopy?
Its complicated unless you want the rust to come through again. What I did with one of the seat stays on your Hosteller was to treat the pitting several times with an acid preparation that converts the rust. Its called "milkstone remover" and is available cheap from agricultural suppliers. Or you can buy a weaker version at a hundred times the price called "Jenolite" which car restorers use. After several treatments the rust will be killed. Then you need a primer. The best one readily available is "Finegans Number 1 Rust Treatment" you can get it from Halfords. Its a nice dark pink so should suit Emily. Then grey primer, plastic filler, rubbing down - whatever it takes. to get it nice and smooth.
The powder coat or spray paint won't cover it up. It is very visible on the chain stay of my roadster after a media blast and professional paint job.
or you can leave it as "patina"
Mike wot used to restore rusty old cars
steve browne wrote:Several years ago a friend in the Bristol CTC was straightening some handlebars using the slots in a roadside drain cover. When questioned what he was up to by passing schoolboys he claimed to have dropped his bike down the drain and that he was attempting to pull it out. You may care to give this method a try Graham!