Hello and welcome to another video
Today what we are going to do is show you in more detail
Exactly what I do the process that I use
to clean these frames up, so that is exactly what I am going to do today.
So we have got this frame here, its all stripped down
It is in relatively good order
there are a few parts of spot rust
on the frame it self
and the decals are slightly damaged
I am not going to replace them it would cost to much money
regards to what the price of the bike is worth at the end of the process
and to be honest with you I cannot find thesis decals on line anyway
so
what I am going to do first of all
the first step is I am going to wash the frame down
with a degreasing agent
just to get rid of all the muck and all the oil that is on the frame
and i am going to take it from there
so lets get a move on with that
and we will see what the frame looks like from there
OK well thats the frame all washed
oIt looks a lot better by just giving it a good clean
what we are going to do now is use a product called T-Cut
it is used in the car industry
basically it is a colour restorer
its just like a clean like a metal polish
and what it does is it takes any small scratches or blemishes out of the frame it self
so that in it is going to clean it upself
and it also takes off any surface rust that is actually on the paint work
so this is the next stage going to use this and buff the frame up
Well, thats the frame all rubbed down it looks so much better already
It has revealed a few small areas where the rust is actually under the paint work itself
generally what I will do there
Small areas
I will just use a tiny little bit of with wool or a tiny bit of sand paper
just to rub down just to get down to the rust itself
and any surface rust or any actual small spots i then use a product called KaRust
Which eats away at the rust
so you just paint that on
and then that works its magic so lets get on with that
Right well the karst solution has worked its magic on them areas of rust
so what we are going to do is touch them up
with enamel paint
so just match the paint up the best that you can
with the areas that we need to do
and as I say we touch them up nowre going to
what I didn't mention before and is worth bearing in mind is
when you use T-Cut or a rubbing compound on the frame
just watch it over the decals themselves because it can bring off a bit of print
so just try and work around them areas
and you should be fine
lets touch this frame up
and carry on cleaning this frame
Well there is the frame all finished off
I am sure you will agree it looks a lot better then when it first came in
This is the process that I use for most of the bikes that I restore
and I hope that it gives you a little bit more of an insight to exactly what I do and I hope that it helps you in your own project
Just to recap
what we did was we started by washing the frame down
to get rid of any dirt or grease
we then used a rubbing compound for the car industry a colour restorer
in this case it was T-Cut
that got rid of any small scratches and surface rust from off the frame it self
We then used a solution on the rust
which eats away at the rust and protects the frame from any further corrosion that was a product called KaRust
What we then did, we matched up the paint for the decals and also the frame it self
we used a small brush and touched the frame up
What I would say if you do have any larger areas
is generally what I will do is mask that area up
and use a spray for the car industry
and just spray over them areas
and if the frame does need a complete blow over
then I will use the masking tape to protect the decals themselves
and what I then did was use very clear varnish as well
just to protect the bits of painting that I had done
so yes it looks so much better
and its all ready to be rebuilt now
so that is the exciting part an I can not wait
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