Another project!

[3narf]

I just took delivery of this Lee Cooper frame from @colly .

It looks great! I just need to free off the seatpost ( it's OK, I'm an expert) and remove the yellow highlights with a bit of wet&dry. The powdercoat looks good but I might give it a blowover with a tin of enamel, mainly because I have a white bike already.

Mrs narf is still reeling from spotting my last purchase on Sunday so I could be in for a kicking.

 

[Illaveago]

I just took delivery of this Lee Cooper frame from @colly .

It looks great! I just need to free off the seatpost ( it's OK, I'm an expert) and remove the yellow highlights with a bit of wet&dry. The powdercoat looks good but I might give it a blowover with a tin of enamel, mainly because I have a white bike already.

Mrs narf is still reeling from spotting my last purchase on Sunday so I could be in for a kicking.


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Was it in front of the telly ?

 

[biggs682]

@3narf thats a cracking frame and rides well once built so enjoy it

 

[colly]

@3narf thats a cracking frame and rides well once built so enjoy it

It did me fine for about 5 years.

 

[3narf]

If it's anything like as good as my Falcon Team Equipe 'Aryton' I'll be more than happy!

Can you remember what tubing it is?

 

[colly]

Not sure tbh


Ill dig out those old emails

 

[3narf]

Seat post and bb removed and ready for cleaning up the paintwork! I just obtained a tin of paint from Wilko's (spa blue) which should look nice and continental ..

 

[colly]

What did you use on the seatpost ?

 

[3narf]

What did you use on the seatpost ?

Hi!

I used Free It (the white tin on the bench, with orange writing) ovrnight; another application the next day and a bit more wedging between the seatbolt bosses, finally putting the seatpost head in the vice and twisting the whole frame with a massive *groinnnnk!*

Seatpost has major exfoliation so I won't be able to use it again, unfortunately. It's a shame- I hate scrapping bits of any description.

The yellow paint is coming off nicely with a combination of tuffnel and hard plastic scrapers. Very satisfying to chip it off in long lines, but I was covered in yellow dandruff after an hour!

 

[3narf]

I ordered some tyres today. I don't need much else; a seatpost, headset and bottom bracket, and I need to replace the rear wheel spindle and bearings in the wheels I'm going to be using. I'm basically using all the bits off 'Aryton' as that bike will be off the road for some time, til I can find out somewhere to have the frame media blasted: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/aryton-rebuild.220455/

 

[3narf]

I like this colour; it's more of a French blue than wedgewood, maybe halfway between.

I'm going to give the paint another full coat in a day or two then leave it to harden for a week or so. How long does enamel take to be fully hardened?

I want to try & find a head badge from somewhere or I might make one. That could be fun. I need a Reynolds 531 sticker as well.

 

[3narf]

I'm half tempted to build it up with gears; a mate of mine has a Campag 10-speed groupset and wheels he wants to sell me. I just don't enjoy riding with gears as much though.

 

[jayonabike]

Love the colour

 

[colly]

Looking good Andy.

 

[colly]

Have you just paited over the old powder coat? Use an undercoat on it?