How To Refinish An Old Bicycle

It s amazing how good a modern wheel set can look on a vintage bicycle frame.

How to refinish an old bicycle. Do you want it to look as fast as you can go on it. Few things look worse than rust on your bike but rusty parts don t need to be thrown out. Repainting an old bicycle. About a year ago i decided to fix it.

Preservation is often best for posterity if a bicycle is relatively rare or has other historic interest such as having been raced by a certain rider and is often best for monetary value refinishing a bicycle unsympathetically can destroy its value. With a few things you ve probably already got around your house you can have rusty bike parts looking. Do you have an old worn out looking bike. Before putting any products on your saddle clean the worst of the dirt off with a dust cloth or vacuum the debris away.

My girlfriend had a beat up old beach cruiser that she used to ride around the city when she lived in philadelphia. This videos is part 1 on how to prep your bike for paint tools you need. Clean shop rags 10 99 or old cotton t shirts free bottle brushes 6 98 scrub brushes 3 14 bucket 3 25 soft square head brush for wheels 13 58 garden hose with trigger style spray. People will still recognize that it s a classic bicycle but the new wheels give it a modern feel.

The story behind the bike that i am holding in front of the camera is as follows my father destroyed his bike frame when he was yo. Old raleigh three speed frames with the dull black finish had baked enamel inside and out but few modern frames have internal protection against rust. Refurbishing an old bicycle. Beyond that new wheels give you a lot of peace of mind.

Saftey glasses paint brush rubber gloves paint aircraft stripper wire brushes wax and grease remover shop rags wet. Old spokes are weakened and it s often impossible to get a vintage wheel set into true. He has published a novel and stage plays with seeds studio. How to remove rust.

Prevention of internal rust is a good first step when reassembling a bicycle. There is a commercial product intended to prevent rust inside bicycle frames. Take the old part along for comparison when choosing hardware replacements. It was rusty had a broken pedal was missing its kickstand and just needed a lot of tlc.

The best products for restoring old leather saddles are well known in the equestrian world.