some folks just get a bit anal about their 'restoration' - no riveted frame member "needs" to be removed for refinishing, and it's a real bad idea .... I don't think you'll find any bolt on frame members, but any other bolted on parts could be removed if there looks to be any real corrosion between them and the frame

your plan is the common one, and does the job fine .... remember so far the frame has lasted well enough to just need a clean up, it's likely to see more years than you will grin

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
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