Raleigh Grifter Bike Restoration Part 2

[@chewa1983]

Interesting project! Where's part 3?

[@afprojektcz]

Slowly and surely, it will be a wonderful machine! Working with him is scary!👍

[@JoesBikesUK]

Hope you are well dude? Cheers Joe.

[@afprojektcz]

@@JoesBikesUK Thank you Joe, yes I'm fine, I also wish you good health and work is going well, especially a lot of work! Be happy!👍🚴‍♀️🍀

[@rcwprojects6484]

Great work👍

[@JoesBikesUK]

Thanks, hope you like the end result ;-)

[@paddyquinlan4606]

You are doing a great job on the grifter. I also love your collection of choppers I see I’m the background of the video

[@JoesBikesUK]

Thanks dude, cheers Joe.

[@claudemunnik1310]

Hey @joe's bikes when do we see the next episode?

[@JoesBikesUK]

Soon Claude ;-)

[@marty3236]

Had grifter bike back peddle brakes great memories

[@JoesBikesUK]

They were good times, cheers Joe.

[@burakavcanok8208]

Where is part 3 ?

[@richardrude3942]

Hard work but it's looking good

[@JoesBikesUK]

Cheers bro

[@ianski65]

A kid at school in the late 70s or early 80s had a Grifter from new. It looked quite revolutionary to the rest of us and I think we were a liitle envious. I had a single speed Raleigh something (Concord?) which was my school transport but I fancied a Grifter. Still, any single speed is fairly cool these days. Weird innit? Good for you mate, nice ‘hugge’ vid, 🤙🏽

[@hugolinning3133]

Awesome video, I would suggest that next time you’re trying to remove corrosion from wheels you try acetic acid in a tub of water and let it sit, works magic if the chrome is still good underneath the rust

[@JoesBikesUK]

Hi Hugo, I'm glad you liked the video. Thanks for that suggestion, I will try that soon. Thanks also for your comment, it makes all the difference getting a response from people, cheers Joe.

[@MegaJackpot180]

nice one ive just finished a 1964 moulton Deluxe looked like it was stored in a land fill for the last 40 yrs but time and elbow grease managed to sort it over lockdown

[@Kev.in-Bike]

Very Nice job 👌🏼

[@JoesBikesUK]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tazraz100]

What colour of blue did you use on that frame . Great watch

[@rick79991]

Great work,new sub here, what sort of bench grinder attatchment do u use to polish/remove the rust? Thanks👍

[@JoesBikesUK]

Thank you Rick, the more the merrier! We use a wire brush wheel and we have three different polishing wheels too, we use a polishing soap on the polishing wheels. We also do some work by hand and we use the tin foil trick to restore chrome. I hope this helps, cheers Joe.

[@adamellis7590]

Great video looking forward to part 3!! I'm about to start a grifter restoration so looking for all the help and guidance to get it looking like new. 👍 Have the silver version to start on! If i shot blasted the frame do you know a spray that will colour match the original silver grifter finish??

[@JoesBikesUK]

Hi Adam, just getting ready to do part 3, Glad you liked one and two. I have a silver one too and I used a volkswagen silver on that which looks great. Cheers Joe.

[@adamellis7590]

@@JoesBikesUK volks silver! Thanks mate. Long way from spraying yet. First stage, strip down componets and de-rust! I will try to log it with some pics.

[@MartinMcShaneMScMSMRCGPMA]

Another mesmeric video! Just asking, could you restore this old grifter as well as the one you are doing....just wondering ;)

[@JoesBikesUK]

That's the plan!

[@GaryHouseCoaching]

Mint 👌

[@JoesBikesUK]

Cheers Gary

[@Earcandy1978]

Is there a Part 3?

[@JoesBikesUK]

yes soon!!

[@paulmartin4971]

Hi Joe that silver grifter I picked up yesterday wasn't bad at all the tyres took air allthough need replacing and I even rode it and both brakes worked but is rusty and tired so the strip down started today. Can you be a bit more specific about the volkwagen silver paint you used?! Looking forward to part 3 and hope your hand is OK? Am just about to subscribe cheers 🥂.

[@JoesBikesUK]

Glad you got it Paul, I got the Silver from Halfords, I'll try to see if I have a code, cheers Joe.

[@paulmartin4971]

@@JoesBikesUK thanks joe

[@paulmartin4971]

@@JoesBikesUK hi Joe I'm sorry to keep pestering you but when you were getting the frame ready for sandblasting?? You put a sticker over the raleigh badge at the front where do you get them from please? I'm off early Sat morning to pick up a mk1 red grifter in really good condition I've really got the bug now.... Lol 😂 cheers 🥂

[@JoesBikesUK]

@@paulmartin4971 Hi Paul, we can cut you a sticky sandblast rubber stencil as the one we used if you like?

[@paulmartin4971]

@@JoesBikesUK hi Joe yes that would be great!! How do I send you my details? Picked up the red mk1 this morning am over the moon with it ended up paying £80 for it, was out riding it today everything works all it needed was a bit of light cleaning. Cheers 🥂

[@kevegghead]

Thought you might have gone for the early bronze colour Joe? Think the majority where blue or red.

[@JoesBikesUK]

Hi Kev, I like the bronze too but could not get a rattle can match. I saw a blue I liked so went for that, when I sprayed it It was a different colour than I thought it would be!! But I really prefer it, totally by accident, I hope you like what we have done ;-)

[@kevegghead]

@@JoesBikesUK hi Joe yes mate I love all those old bikes, part of my childhood mate👍 Raleigh commando next?😄

[@twoponchos]

Can we see it finished?

[@JoesBikesUK]

I'm getting to that one in the next couple of weeks. Sorry I'ts taken so long, I've had some surgery on my hand which as slowed things down a little. chees Joe.

[@markmayo2273]

Crinkle up some aluminium foil and clean the rust with that.