Cleaned up nice, always nice to see un-restored originals. I'm not a big fan of Brillo or steel wool on chrome but if you have no other choice be sure to use 0000 grade and a rust remover paste like Dupont No. 7 and follow it up with some wax.
Small parts like the headlight/tail light buckets, brake lever, fender brackets, shock springs, etc can be given new life by soaking in a pail of Evaporust (avail Harbor Freight) for a day or two.
Small parts like the headlight/tail light buckets, brake lever, fender brackets, shock springs, etc can be given new life by soaking in a pail of Evaporust (avail Harbor Freight) for a day or two.
That's an awesome bike and it's cleaning up nicely!
Evaporust works great on rusty chrome (even pitted rust) without damaging what's left. I just picked some up and I've been soaking everything! It's amazing!
You can get bigger items too, but you'll need to buy the 5 gallon bucket and use a plastic bin (that's what I did). All of the chrome from my Rupp TT500 fit except the handlebars.
Evaporust works great on rusty chrome (even pitted rust) without damaging what's left. I just picked some up and I've been soaking everything! It's amazing!
You can get bigger items too, but you'll need to buy the 5 gallon bucket and use a plastic bin (that's what I did). All of the chrome from my Rupp TT500 fit except the handlebars.
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