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paul-kent

Well-Known Member
Location
Tonbridge Kent
collected my next project this week, another Raleigh
Plans for this one is to strip all paint and lacquer the bare metal.
Black brooks seat, new tyres, new cables, done !

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love this old leather strap. It will be staying

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mjr

Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
I think that seat post may be slightly corroded :eek:
 
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paul-kent

paul-kent

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Location
Tonbridge Kent
Well it's stripped!
I met a huge spider that was living in the steerer tube :eek: I thought it was just an old cobweb :shy:

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Looking at this, I'd guess it sat a while
But 50+ years of oil and grease has kept it in good order overall

Even that seatpost came out easily

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Anyone got a clue what this decal was, I'm guessing it was the supplier but I can't make anything of it


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More over the weekend as the project goes on, that's if I don't go out on the motorbike
 
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paul-kent

paul-kent

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Location
Tonbridge Kent
Paint is now off the frame and forks. Just have to do the rear mudguard, chain guard and rack

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In between coats of paint stripper I worked on other parts.
The shifter had seized so some wd40 and brake cleaner eventually did the trick

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Couldn't believe how much muck came out of it

Tomorrow I should have the rest stripped and possibly some lacquer on
 
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paul-kent

paul-kent

Well-Known Member
Location
Tonbridge Kent
Finally got it done!
After loosing the gear cable support I put the bike on the back burner but I found a replacement in my old tool box.
Also found this lovely reflector

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It rides very nicely, shifter is still a bit stiff but it's had a dose of wd40 and is freeing up. It'll be fine once I've ridden it to work a few times.
I did have one casualty in the rebuild

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The hub was a little gummed up and first shift killed the toggle chain.

Finished article

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Did that seat post come up like new?

You have been busy, a nice job , well done.
 

robsa

Veteran
Location
chesterfield
Try rubbing back to bare metal then soaking a rag in kurust and wiping the frame down. I did this on my rudge before I sprayed it , it did look quite good .
Or, like illaveago said try heat bluing, we used to rub oil on then heat steel ti get a nice blue finish
 

robsa

Veteran
Location
chesterfield
Id also rub the kurust rag on the wheel rims as well.
Also, get some neat's-foot oil from horse tack shop and rub it into that strap
 
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robsa

Veteran
Location
chesterfield
Kurust, made by hammerite. Its phosphoric acid o believe. It reacts with the rust and makes it inert. If you put enough coats on it goes a deep blue/black colour, ive restored old guns what have gone rusty and aren't valuable enough to be professionally re-blued with it
 
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