![]() ![]() It still needs work but I will be pulling it off to finish cleaning it off. Next was the pedal assembly with the same process but I did not want to use the mineral spirits with it being so close to the paint. So far it turned out good but I will use same wax on it to protect it. There was a choice of using quad Ott steel wool or the aluminum but in knew the aluminum would pull the rust and won't scratch the surface. There was no rust on the hub what so ever that it was that shiny just from cleaning it the actual rim of the wheel however did. I started with cleaning them with dawn first to brake up some of the crude than I had to use mineral spirits for the rest. I started with the rear wheel and hub due to it being so dirty that it was stuck and also If I can find bearings they will be replaced or at the very least cleaned and repacked with grease. If anyone knows if the Roadmaster emblem is brass or supposed to be chrome it would be much appreciated It's not to bad for sitting and a barn /garage for decades If not, I'll do better at explaining it to you.įirst day I assessed what needs to be clean :no I will not be painting this and I am waiting on parts to complete the bike. the year and month of build was becoming more exact and easier to keep track of. Later, using A for January, etc helped them to get more structure in the serial numbers. The serials then went like D00001 to D9999 in that range, then changed to E and went again, etc. Keep in mind too that on the left side of the chart, the months are shown there, and each letter that started the serial numbers, like in 1948 etc, ran for about 3 months. It should be added in there, but by then it was industry standard if they had a year code as a suffix, the first letter would be the month. This easier to read chart has the month A, B, etc left off. That was becoming industry standard then. They skipped the capital I, and ended the year on Mnumber. That's when they used the A, B, C, etc as the starting letter of the serial number, for Jan A, Feb B, etc. Here's a blow up of 1958, you can see the months as Jan, etc. ![]()
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