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I have taken this round the trails in Haldon Forest and had mixed reactions mostly good but then even you hardened retro bikers would take the P I'm sure, as there is also snobbery in retro.

They are in proportion to the bike I can hardly lift it up the repair stand groans when I put the bike on it.

I am just restoring a 1982 Peugeot Pipeline 5 American Cruiser and have removed the tyres and tubes .The inner tubes are original American made and are thicker than a modern day tyre I put one on the scales and it works out that 2 inner tubes are 1524 grams or 3.359 lbs.

Start with this put it on with a small paint brush (not too vigorously as it is slightly abrasive ) leave it for 30 to 40 minutes then wash it off .you can get it from some supermarkets https://www.lakeland.co.uk/24252/Bar-Ke ... ream-350ml

Hi all can anyone tell me what bike it is please as I have never seen one also if it has any value.

Re: Here is where I purchased mine from . I bought the 30ml bottle which I still have just under half left. https://elementgames.co.uk/paints-hobby ... d-ii-candy

I recently bought a 1982 Cruiser bike with gold lacquered chrome rims which were pitted with rust. I had a slightly narrower set of rims that were good so I decided to spray the gold with my airbrush and gold candy lacquer which Cost £6.91. I primed the area with a clear ultra gripper primer...

I had some time on my hands today and thought I would make a dishing tool and this is the result so far I still need to put rim width adjusters on so it's in the same position on the rim.each time. The first photo is what it started as .

Thanks for help got it off today made my own tool just 2 bolts and 4 nuts, I had to grind 2 of the nuts down so they cleared the spokes in the hub.once I had the bolts fitted I just clamped them in the vice and turned the rim job done .

Hi I want to completely strip this wheel to work on the rim so I need to remove the freewheel which I think I just need this tool Park tool FR2 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Park-Tool-FR-2 ... B001472M4K can someone confirm please. Now for the hard part the wheel has a drum brake which I have...

Thanks all it was in a charity I deal with and they already thought it was a lookalike . It was just to confirm it Thanks again.

Hi is this a Pace frame or is it something else also what is it worth as a full bike .

Well I have been looking for a Cruiser for a while now and got one today I haven't picked it up yet but I will collect Thursday. Has anyone got one of these or know anything about it It is a Peugeot Pipeline. Just found this 1982 catalogue

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Re: Re: The paint I use solvent based from my local Auto paint supplies who mix it in small amounts (Match pot size) I also use an aerosol blending agent . https://refinishsystems.com/product/pro ... lIEALw_wcB I use the blending spray go over the old paint and the new area to blend the two...

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Re: I purchased a airbrush and compressor to do small repairs as it is then possible to carefully mask decals spray right up to them then blend all your repairs before spraying aerosol clear lacquer over the whole lot. when using an airbrush you have total control of where and how much paint...

When painting fluorescent colours it is necessary to paint on top of a white white base coat to get correct colour as other colours tend to show through.

Re: Re: Yes I did after a bit of trial and error ,I had to paint each tube separately as you have to quickly apply heat when putting the crackle colour on to get a uniform effect. I bought the aerosols from Graff City and the primer & lacquer locally. They in the do other colours in the...