I'm in Florida where wood rusts. I use Corrosion-X. It works.
http://www.corrosionx.com/
On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 12:13:40 PM UTC-4, Drew Henson wrote:
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> I noticed the other day a few small rust spots on my ~6 month old MIT
> Homer. One, in the pic below, on the seat stay lug. A little
I’ll second Laing’s suggestion. I like beausage on any bike that isnt mine.
Maybe a little ocd keeps me from letting things be. But also, I’m a lot
lazy/impatient. so I’ve never actually completed all the steps he lists, and
usually just end up abrading the rust off, priming and painting with th
First I clean the spot with a pre-paint cleaner (alcohol will do, but I use
R-M Pre-Kleano Surface Prep - I bought a gallon 20+ years ago). Then I sand
the spot with a fiberglass rust eraser pen, then clean again, repeat if
necessary, then prime with something like Rustoleum primer. I use a
spr
I'll add that if it really bugs you, you can get a rust converter. That
will chemically treat the rust and provide a good foundation for that nail
polish.
On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 9:23:13 AM UTC-7, Collin A wrote:
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> On my Clem and other steel road bike, I'll clean with alcohol, then seal
On my Clem and other steel road bike, I'll clean with alcohol, then seal
with nail polish from my SO's stash. Theoretically, once you remove the
oxygen source (by covering/sealing), the steel should stop oxidizing. If
the rust spot is on a high abrasion area, I'll cover it with newbaums or
clea
