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Okay, so it starts… Stripped down to the frame Time for some cleaning and judicious wet/dry sanding of scratches. Planning on using gloss black rustoleum enamel and wet sanding between multiple coats to fill in the scratches. I’m going to try to avoid disturbing the original stickers unless...

I used to use gunk, a wire brush and a garden hose. I’m wondering if simple green vs an ultrasonic cleaner might be better options. If folks have been using the latter, any recs on a reasonable ultrasonic cleaner out there? Thanks!

This was my wife’s bike in college, she got it from the original owner, and my kid needs a bike for college now. It’s 80% stock, missing the original shifters, red seat, pedals and red cable sheaths. Frame is straight but a lot of the paint has been scratched off from locking it to...

The frame number is 18031788111, but I can’t figure out what it is. Looking at the catalogs, the Suntour XCD derailleurs make it look like a 1989 SM 600. This is the bike my wife rode in college in the early 1990s and I’m fixing it up for my son to take to college. I’d like to update the...