<< I went to work on them with a hardwood froe handle and a rubber mallet...>>
Replace that rubber mallet with steel hammer and a long swing. They will pop out and go "ping". Squeeze back in later using a big vise.
I would seriously think twice before painting that model but some old time Schwinn dealers may have that color paint in a Genuine Schwinn spray can still sitting on their shelves...
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-----Original Message----- From: Scott Loveless <sdloveless@gmail.com> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:35 am Subject: [CR]Schwinn Continental and paint question
Howdy.
Over the weekend two Schwinn Continentals found their way to my house.
One is a 1974 ~58cm frame in "Kool Lemon". The other is a late 70s
66cm frame in black. I'll probably spruce up the black one and pass
it along to someone who needs "just a bike", as it's too big for me.
The yellow one is quickly becoming a project. I spent a few hours
disassembling it and cleaning up some of the shiny bits. There are a
couple photos here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/
A couple questions:
The paint is not in good shape. It has quite a few scratches and some surface rust, like it's been left outside and tossed around when it was in the way. I should probably repaint it. If I do this I'd like to get the color as close to original as possible. Any suggestions on matching the color? I thought about taking the fork to a paint store, but I'm ignorant when it comes to this sort of thing. Also, have you had any luck with chemical paint strippers?
If I do repaint it, I'll need to remove the bottom bracket cups. It has a one piece crank. The bottom bracket shell is not threaded and the cups are pressed in. I went to work on them with a hardwood froe handle and a rubber mallet, but couldn't get them to budge. Replacements are cheap enough, but I'd rather not damage them if I don't have to. Any thoughts on getting these out intact?
Thanks a bunch. Much appreciated.
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Scott Loveless
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
http://www.twosixteen.com/