I saw in one of the video tutorials it said you can remove rust with a light oil, steel wool, and a rag.
I also saw something else that said you can remove rust with tinfoil and water?
My question would be;
first, what is a good light oil for this process?
second, does anyone know of any other ideas for removing light rust from handlebars and rims?
(04-06-2010, 10:55 PM)krausen Wrote: I saw in one of the video tutorials it said you can remove rust with a light oil, steel wool, and a rag.
I also saw something else that said you can remove rust with tinfoil and water?
My question would be;
first, what is a good light oil for this process?
second, does anyone know of any other ideas for removing light rust from handlebars and rims?
As far as the tinfoil and water I really never heard of that?!? A good oil is just about any common household penetrating oil, i've used 3-in-1 and anything with that weight. Triflow can be used but it gets expensive for those purposes. Just a note on the steel wool, don't get the kind that has the detergent inside of them. You can also use the brass wool too that is what I use. Here is a couple before and after pictures where I used the brass and 3-in-one method on the wheels...
http://forums.bikeride.com/thread-995.html .
Also be careful of the parts you use this method on as some bike have a very cheap coat of chrome on them and you will end up scratching it up.
Good maintenance to your Bike, can make it like the wheels are, true and smooth!
tinfoil + water is more for silverware... it is actually a galvanic process, maybe somebody with a solid background in anorganic chemistry can comment? I believe it has something to do with the electronegativity of the reactants, but I am not sure.
Just to add to what others have said, I would also recommend finishing the job off with a chrome polish or some other water repellent so that it doesn't return again too soon. Oil does repel water, but this is just for added measure.
Steve