jp weigle: Feb. 2010...
jp weigle: Crash damage, "leg outta bed"......
jp weigle: Crash repair, strip bb shell.
jp weigle: Cut stay close to socket
jp weigle: Make internal cuts to remove stay piece by piece.
jp weigle: One piece removed.
jp weigle: Cleaned up....
jp weigle: Tools of the trade.... (I once knew a guy who baked some of these in a cake)
jp weigle: Bad shot, but this is the dropout end
jp weigle: Stay replaced
jp weigle: First coat of primer, missed a spot, another to go.
jp weigle: Lighting is poor and hard to capture the color,,, will try tomorrow outside.
jp weigle: Crashed bike repaired, paint blended in,,, almost fini!
jp weigle: The nickle face did survive the repair process, this end of the stay was brazed with brass so it saw it's fair share of heat.
jp weigle: Paint blended in and flowed out.
jp weigle: Repair complete