How To Restore Paint On Bicycle
Inspect your frame analyze the rust and make a decision.
How to restore paint on bicycle. Cycling is a great way to exercise and to explore your area. If you end up doing a bicycle restoration that you re proud of and want to show off please consider sharing your story with bikesmarts. Posted on february 7 2015 by nola wilken. If you have any hints or tips yourself that you wish.
Restore an old bicycle. The seller described it as a 1960 s model but with its shimano dropouts i suspected it was actually made a bit later. You don t have to paint but if you do it makes sense to paint the frame and forks before you get started on anything else. I cleaned the nickel plating using a brass wire wheel and was quite pleased with the results.
In this short video andy runs through in more detail the process he uses to clean and restore bicycle frames for the bikes that he restores. Bicycle paint restoration a 1972 mercian. However the parts that do not have original paint could be re painted to original specifications and distressed to match the rest of the bike. The paint used on these bicycles was probably a lot thicker and more durable than on more modern bicycles so the same results may not be achieved.
For many people including myself the high cost of quality new bicycles is a discouragement so in this instructable i will show you how to take an old second hand bicycle and to clean. I recently purchased this mercian on ebay. Professional bicycle framebuilders and refinishing shops do fancy multi color paint jobs and complete restorations even reproducing original decals striping and chrome.