yup, I've learned all kinds of interesting and useful stuff here. One of the reasons I enjoy the place.
Rubber mallet and right kind of whack generally works for me too.
and hey, how goes the "Space Shuttle on the launchpad" lookalike seat project going? What were you doing, just painting it (and that was primer I presume?)
That's what a bare metal sandblasted seat looks like. I'm redoing it for this build. I've had the bike for a long time waiting for the right kind of seat to show up; which came off this 1930's frame that is shot. Now I'm looking for some thick leather.