Raleigh Chippy

[ckerr]

So I was out for my normal dander round the market in the city today, normally only the food catches my attention but today I picked this up for my 18 month old son. Everything moves free and true, so planning just a good clean, repaint the wheels and sissy bar, and coat of wax to protect the patina and he can rock it this summer.

[wagoneer]

Wow look at that, solid tyres too! Keeping it with all that lovely life showing is a great idea. You've got one lucky son.

[ckerr]

The tyres are actually really good considering its age. You have to keep the patina, painting it all would just be wrong, but some things you have to tidy up to be practical...mummy might complain if he gets rust makes all over his clothes lol.

Updates should be pretty soon as I pull it apart and clean it as needed. There will be photos of course.

[MR TIKI]

I've not seen one of those before,that's bonkers.

it looks like the team down at Raleigh got bored one lunchtime and knocked it up from spares and a pair of forks.any idea of its age,those wheels are very 70's,were they painted or chrome?

good luck with it
Bryan

[Ray Singh]

I love it, that is really nice looking.
I used to have a Raleigh Budgie - which looks pretty similar.

Good luck with the resto. Keep us up to date with pictures etc.

[ckerr]

Well I got it home on friday night... on the back of my motorbike  and had a quick look over at it and a wee tinker as you do. It is really well made, for example the rear wheel isnt on a hub, its on a spindle with little bushings and all sorts, rolls really nice.

Seems the bike is from the early 70s, later ones had plastic spoked wheels instead of metal. Not sure if my wheel were painted or chrome... to much surface rust, possibly just polished?

Biggest issue I have spoted is the front tyre is knackered, so trying to think what I can replace it with, possible make it from something else?

Wee close up of the rear wheel:

[ckerr]

Another wee update... all stripped and ready for the next stage:



Planning on colour sanding it back a bit to clean up the surface rust and paint, then compound and the a few layers of wax, want to keep all the warn paint but tidy it up.

[MR TIKI]

is the front wheel the same spec as a classic pedal car?

will this be of help...? www.parts4pedalcars.co.uk
good luck

[TS]

Looks good. Must be rare. Never seen one before.

What wax will you use? Will it be weatherproof?

[Deleted]

Never seen one before either. Very cool wee bike!

[ckerr]

Will have to check out the pedal car stuff and see if anything will fit.

Wax wise I will probably just use a good car wax, if its rust a wee bit ill just rub it back again, have to keep the pantia, but just make it look more acceptable and not a wreck lol.

Latest update, cleaned, sanded, rubbed, rust stopper, primer and painted the wheels...

[grizz]

Thats as cool as a Penguins nads.

Wheel looks great.

[baggabones]

Brilliant....and a great job on that wheel

[ckerr]

Cheer buddy, aye its been put to the side for a bit as a wee honda camino has appeared, ill get back to the chippy in a week or two when the camino is sorted.

[forde]

sweet, thats the fiddliest wheel to clean up ive ever seen lol

[ckerr]

Fingers crossed, ill be back at this again soon.

[TS]

Apr 1, 2014 9:03:12 GMT ckerr said:

Another wee update... all stripped and ready for the next stage:



Planning on colour sanding it back a bit to clean up the surface rust and paint, then compound and the a few layers of wax, want to keep all the warn paint but tidy it up.

I just noticed the rear/main part of the frame are a set of front forks from a bigger wheel. Nice re-use.

[ckerr]

Well spotted, I was talking to a fella at the weekend and the rear section of the frame is actually the forks of a Raleigh Budgie.

[hkr91]

That looks amazing! Keep up the good work

[ckerr]

Slight change of plan, frame has been dropped off to be powder coated
Should be back next week.