Cycle Repairing and Adjusting
With a Chapter on building a Bicycle from a Set of Parts

ENAMELLING A CYCLE AT HOME 83 varnishing, but do not attempt any lining unless skilled in that particular branch, as it is much more difficult than it looks, and unless done properly entirely spoils the look of the job. In doing the wheels do not forget the inside of the rims, and see that all rust is rubbed off with emery-cloth before painting. It is not necessary to give the spokes two coats and a final varnishing, as it is likely to make them have a thick appearance, besides being a somewhat tedious job to go over these three times with the brush. Kub the old enamel off with a piece of emery-cloth, dust, and give one coat only of a little colour and varnish mixed. The best way to do the spokes is to begin at the crossing, inside, go all round about 3 in. or 4 in. up, then from the nipples down to where the first left off. Eeverse the wheel and repeat ; then finally do the outside of the spokes, then the inside of the rim, finishing off on the outside of the rims. The rims may with advantage be given two coats. Should the hubs be in a rusty state and too bad to clean up, and it is not desired to take the wheels down for re-plating, they may be improved and stayed from further rusting by giving a good clean up to free from all rust and then giving a coat of aluminium paint (see p. 38). In assembling the machine be careful in handling, as the appearance of the varnish may easily be spoiled until it is really hard, which will take some days. Cycle Lining.—A cycle frame is lined or striped after the final finishing of the enamel process. The best work is hand polished before lining. The lining is done with a Immg pencil or brush, using ordinary oil colours mixed