> I put that off for two years, and finally took the honjos and racks off my > Saluki. The staining from salty sweat was pretty severe and to get good elbow > grease on them required removal. Two applications of Maguiar's Mag & Aluminum > Polish has helped, but not made them like new yet.
Aluminum is relatively porous. If you want your fenders to resist staining, put some car wax onto them before you install them, and about once a year afterward. Otherwise, you can get severe staining after just a few months of riding, even if you don't sweat on them. The volcanic ash of Mount St. Helens seems particularly corrosive... Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
