Try using Dawn Powerwash with a damp rag or a wet brush to clean up oily, muddy cruddy parts of the frame. Lemon Pledge works really well to clean and polish as a finishing pass and can act as a mild lubricant and protectant too. I picked up quite a few clean-up and tune-up tips from the Bike Farmer who is repairing and tuning up older Trek bikes for resale.
This is such a nice old bike and is going to look great. The brake calipers are a work of art. Regarding the paint reaction, this happened to me when I left a coat for a few hours and then applied another - it's very frustrating, but must be something to do with the curing process. The trick, I have found, is to apply thin coats at 10 minute intervals, or else leave it for a good 3 days before another coat. I am also envious of your excellent workstand.
I do a soft mask as follows- mask off the transfer as if you were going to paint it Carefully smear light cover of clear grease or even pet jelly Carefully remove mask Spray paint Wait for paint to dry then carefully remove grease- I just use a few cotton buds For an even softer look,don’t mask at all,just apply grease to the decal and feather the edges
Hi, I’ve been in contact with you in the past…my family used to own Bradbury & Co. I know you’re into cycles rather than the motorbikes but do you ever come across old Bradbury cycles or Bradbury components? Another question, the stand you use is a Bradbury stand so I guess that was specifically for cycles than the motorbikes as they would have been too heavy? Thanks. Great video too
It’s a Bradbury from 1912 or thereabouts and it came from my last shop, in Oldham a few hundred yards from where it was made. It’s a cycle stand. The only other Bradbury items I’ve ever seen are sewing machines and a motorcycle, in the museum in Oldham.
A keeper for a while. Probably won’t take it to Europe with me, but I don’t know what the market would be for it. It’s a matter of whether the right person offered the right money.
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Unusually for me, I’m thinking ‘repaint/restore’ it all over a period of time. Looking forward to seeing later what you decided.
Try using Dawn Powerwash with a damp rag or a wet brush to clean up oily, muddy cruddy parts of the frame. Lemon Pledge works really well to clean and polish as a finishing pass and can act as a mild lubricant and protectant too.
I picked up quite a few clean-up and tune-up tips from the Bike Farmer who is repairing and tuning up older Trek bikes for resale.
This is such a nice old bike and is going to look great. The brake calipers are a work of art. Regarding the paint reaction, this happened to me when I left a coat for a few hours and then applied another - it's very frustrating, but must be something to do with the curing process. The trick, I have found, is to apply thin coats at 10 minute intervals, or else leave it for a good 3 days before another coat. I am also envious of your excellent workstand.
1913-15 Bradbury, made in Oldham. I’m sure you are correct about the paint. I’m also envious of your new 1939 Raleigh!
expertly done! i just feed my frames linseed oil and tell myself they earned the rust, mostly because I’m too afraid to strip and paint them.
I do a soft mask as follows- mask off the transfer as if you were going to paint it
Carefully smear light cover of clear grease or even pet jelly
Carefully remove mask
Spray paint
Wait for paint to dry then carefully remove grease- I just use a few cotton buds
For an even softer look,don’t mask at all,just apply grease to the decal and feather the edges
Convert the rusty bits, buff, clear coat to protect history. Done.
Hi, I’ve been in contact with you in the past…my family used to own Bradbury & Co. I know you’re into cycles rather than the motorbikes but do you ever come across old Bradbury cycles or Bradbury components? Another question, the stand you use is a Bradbury stand so I guess that was specifically for cycles than the motorbikes as they would have been too heavy? Thanks. Great video too
It’s a Bradbury from 1912 or thereabouts and it came from my last shop, in Oldham a few hundred yards from where it was made. It’s a cycle stand. The only other Bradbury items I’ve ever seen are sewing machines and a motorcycle, in the museum in Oldham.
Nice video. Big job this one. Is the bike a keeper?
A keeper for a while. Probably won’t take it to Europe with me, but I don’t know what the market would be for it. It’s a matter of whether the right person offered the right money.
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