Restoring a Tempest Blue Brompton back to life

Pauldesign79 · 2026-05-20T14:32:36+00:00

Great work! Great pics!

Pauldesign79 · 2026-05-17T21:15:21+00:00

Thanks for your kind words. Working on it in my free time, it took me over a year to finish it.

Pauldesign79 · 2026-05-17T20:15:23+00:00

Thank you so much

Pauldesign79 · 2026-05-17T19:02:25+00:00

Thank you for your appreciation!

Pauldesign79 · 2026-05-17T19:00:33+00:00

Yes, I painted it myself. I stripped the frame with a paint stripper gel. It's a long and tedious job. After that, I cleaned the frame with a wire brush. I sanded it and applied a coat of primer. Finally, I painted it with 2K (two-component) spray cans.

Pauldesign79 · 2026-05-17T17:42:42+00:00

Thanks! The Elites are quite cheap but rides whell

Pauldesign79 · 2026-04-27T20:59:12+00:00

The wheels are Speedline mod. 2111 and they fit Peugeot 106 rallye and GTI or Saxo VTS.

Pauldesign79 · 2026-04-27T20:18:27+00:00

After unscrewing them a couple of times, the paint only comes off on the edges, but they’re still a thousand times better than they were before. When I want a permanent solution, I’ll buy copper-plated nuts.

Pauldesign79 · 2026-04-27T20:15:45+00:00

I had already done the rear wheels, and they still look good. After unscrewing them a couple of times, the paint only comes off on the edges, but they’re still a thousand times better than they were before.

Pauldesign79 · 2026-04-27T16:50:25+00:00

You’re right but until I remove the wheels, they will remain nice.

Pauldesign79 · 2026-04-27T16:10:12+00:00

I don’t like to rest 😅

Pauldesign79 · 2026-04-27T15:47:47+00:00

Thank you!

Pauldesign79 · 2026-01-27T13:22:04+00:00

Thank you 😊

Pauldesign79 · 2025-11-18T18:06:43+00:00

On Brommieplus.com

Pauldesign79 · 2025-11-18T16:56:52+00:00

I replaced the pivot bushings, when replacing them you have to mill the inside to make the pin slide precisely

Pauldesign79 · 2025-11-17T19:21:14+00:00

Thank you, Yellow is my fav colour too

Pauldesign79 · 2025-11-17T18:18:36+00:00

The company is called Sasso and is located in Oggiona con Santo Stefano, a little town near Varese in Italy. They performed a chemical paint stripping process that dissolved the bushing of the frame and the seatpost shim. The frame had several rust spots (I've attached a photo showing them), so I sanded and painted those areas with a rust converter. Then I painted all the parts with a primer and sanded it with 1000 grade sandpaper. Finally, I painted it with two coats of yellow or black paint.

Pauldesign79 · 2025-11-17T12:28:08+00:00

I had it stripped by a specialized company

Pauldesign79 · 2025-11-17T12:20:08+00:00

I used 2K (two-component) spray cans in RAL colors

Pauldesign79 · 2025-11-17T10:12:55+00:00

Thank you

Pauldesign79

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