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The junked up stuff is poured down a drain. |
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Here are a couple more pictures for your entertainment. I cleaned those two circled spots in question and I found two tiny gaps in the filler.
I know that British frames of this vintage are infamous for sloppy quality control, so I guess I have an example here. I'm not worried about it though, I'm going to build it up and ride it, after I do some of the surface rust removal things mentioned here. As I mentioned in the first post, I'm not doing a restoration or a full repaint. I'll touch it up and (hopefully) enjoy the vintage ride and the 44 years of "patina". Thanks again for all your comments. IMG_20240209_102714415_HDR~2 by warren t., on Flickr IMG_20240209_102720179_HDR~2 by warren t., on Flickr |
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I would never have imagined the gaps were that small. You lucked out. If you do ever have it refinished, you could have them filled in.
I don't think this frame is worth refinishing though. |
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To follow up, I ended up removing as much of the surface rust as possible, then I used clear nail polish over those areas.
Here's a photo of the bike, just completed today: IMG_20240304_163817758 by warren t., on Flickr The only original parts are: the headset (I installed new loose ball bearings), shift levers (Suntour Power Ratchet), front derailleur (Suntour Cyclone), and pedals (SR). |
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Turned out great! Nice shades of brown.
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Looks great! How did you wind up removing the rust? And what are those tires? They look great!
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Looks great, nicely done on the build!
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The tires are a low mileage pair of 25mm GP5000 that popped up for sale here on the classifieds. |
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Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I'm looking forward to putting it through its paces on my local routes.
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