16/Jul/2009 - Day 2 of the Rebirth
The 2nd day was reserved for renewing the frame, wheels and fork, starting with stripping the decals:
I left the MC headtube sticker and the "hand built" one on the seat tube, to retain some originality.
Spinergy decals have also been removed, bar the "Rev X" logo:
Also, I removed the freewheel and one of the bearings to go hunt for new replacement parts.
Next up was getting the frame thoroughly polished to remove any oxydation, scratches etc.
We had to use the alloy polishing paste to get rid of the nastiest bits and then fine polishing
paste to get a mirror finish. The result was a very shiny and sexy looking frame:
We'll see if the finish will be as long lasting as it was from the factory.
Then I picked up a complete decal set I designed based on the original decals (for the frame)
and updated look decals for the wheels. I stress that these stickers have been unavailable
for many years now, otherwise I would have got original manufacturer ones:
I got all the decals profesionally applied and the final result was a brand new looking frame!
The same could be said for the wheels.
And finally, we assembled the fork, polished the legs and the crown and touched up the stickers:
Started this day's work in the morning and finished it late in the night, but got everything ready
for the final build! So far, so good!
Day 2 complete - the build commences in the following update!
Full size photos here: http://photos.cybernck.com/mcmoho?page=2
The 2nd day was reserved for renewing the frame, wheels and fork, starting with stripping the decals:
I left the MC headtube sticker and the "hand built" one on the seat tube, to retain some originality.
Spinergy decals have also been removed, bar the "Rev X" logo:
Also, I removed the freewheel and one of the bearings to go hunt for new replacement parts.
Next up was getting the frame thoroughly polished to remove any oxydation, scratches etc.
We had to use the alloy polishing paste to get rid of the nastiest bits and then fine polishing
paste to get a mirror finish. The result was a very shiny and sexy looking frame:
We'll see if the finish will be as long lasting as it was from the factory.
Then I picked up a complete decal set I designed based on the original decals (for the frame)
and updated look decals for the wheels. I stress that these stickers have been unavailable
for many years now, otherwise I would have got original manufacturer ones:
I got all the decals profesionally applied and the final result was a brand new looking frame!
The same could be said for the wheels.
And finally, we assembled the fork, polished the legs and the crown and touched up the stickers:
Started this day's work in the morning and finished it late in the night, but got everything ready
for the final build! So far, so good!
Day 2 complete - the build commences in the following update!
Full size photos here: http://photos.cybernck.com/mcmoho?page=2
