55 Monark Rocket Tank

Hey Guy's I Found Some Pictures Of An Original 50's Monark Rocket And I Noticed That The Tank Had Some Elaborate Stripes With The Word "rocket" Inside The Stripes. My Rocket Had Some God Awful House Paint Brushed Over The Original Finish. So I Brushed On A Thin Layer Of Aircraft Paint Remover And Waited About 15 Minutes Then Blasted The Paint Off With A Pressure Washer. Guess What ? The Original Lettering And Color Is Underneath In Fairly Decent Shape. Kind Of Like Finding A Fossil. Now I Will Take Some Tracings Of What Is There And Put It Into The Computer, Clean It Up And Make A Paint Mask. The Original Colors Are Maroon And Creme That I Will Have Matched At The Local Autobody Supply. I Have To Strip The Fenders Next To Get The Dimensions And Shape Of The Stripes On The Fenders.-big Mike

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cool! a few years back, i bought an old roadmaster from the 30's with about 4 layers of housepaint on it. i could actually peel the paint off in strips, and the original paint was in excellent condition. i mean, for a 70 year old bike. pinstriping, everything was still there. i felt the same way, it was like i was un-earthing some hidden treasure.