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05-25-2019, 03:28 PM
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Not all sports stuff, but I restore the occasional thing. I don't usually call what I do restoration, as most can be reversed with ordinary hand tools.
I collect bikes, usually ones ridden by pros or at a pretty high level. Some I have to make parts for, since they were team only and just aren't around to be bought. 1920's? Bike built for motorpacing - basically having a motorcycle run on the track ahead of you to draft behind. Built for the US team pursuit team at the 1983 Pan-Am games. I had to make the front hub and handlebars. The wheels are 24 inch, like on a biggish kids bike, and not easy to find. And a couple random things. That are "restored" A lawn chair that was probably 1950's, and a bench. Both scrounged from the curb. The bench was pretty much just the ends when I got it, all the wood was mostly rotted away. The chair was pretty rusty, completely derusted/repainted, and reassembled with stainless hardware. (Ok, not a textbook restoration, but better that what the trash truck would have done to it) 
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05-25-2019, 03:46 PM
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Before/After
Here are a couple of before and after pictures of my Ruth 1919-1922 professional model bat. Thanks.
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05-30-2019, 02:05 PM
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Before:
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05-31-2019, 04:59 PM
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Adam...
That's some truly impressive work. Usually these restored machines are too shiny and new looking, and stand out like a sore thumb. You managed to clean it up perfectly, while maintaining a great vintage look. LOVE the deep green color... great job!
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06-01-2019, 09:49 PM
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Thanks guys. Rust-O-Leum hammered metal finish. It was the closest to the matte finish of the original. I basically took it apart, polished the chrome, hammered out the damaged areas, then cleaned, sanded, painted and reassembled. And printed out a scan of my favorite header for the display. The planning and prep was about 1/3 of the total time I spent. It is incredibly important to organize a project like this and have a full game plan before touching it. I had baggies for every type of part and extensive photos of every part of the machine before I touched it.
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