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Peeling Back a Showroom Shine

Vespa scooter resto

Lots to do here.

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Vespa scooter resto
Lots to do here.

Ready for a brain palette cleanser?

At first glance, you’d think this video shouldn’t be that interesting. But then…!

I won’t spoil it for you. Well, beyond these pictures, that is:

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Chromography but slime covered nastiness
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Cleaning, overhauling, and refinishing key parts
Resto frame and seat
Where do you even start. ugh.
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Stripping it all down.
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Buffing it out. An art form.

Here’s the video embed:

Resto?

Having spent occasional time slowly restoring Sandy (or family’s ‘71 Sunroof “bay window” bus back to a Cal-style VW bus has been a dream task, and it’s not finished yet. With still several tasks to complete, it’s hardly finished. Steel vehicles being exposed to the elements of the Pacific Northwest is no joke and rust is one foul beast. But that’s an entirely different post.

Also, for those unfamilar with restoration, there is a lot more work involved to accomplish this task than is included in this video, so much process was cut out. Restoring a vehicle is a ton of work.

Oh, also!

Also, speaking of scooters! This one is electric from Retrospective Scooters:
https://www.retrospectivescooters.com/bikes-for-sale/vespa-px-200-disc-2002

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Electric Vespa is a primo way to enjoy a classic. Less exhausting.

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