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dp and Chopper Dude:
After reading the stickie on cleaning chrome frames with coke & aluminum foil, I spotted this in Tesco last night:

I've got some to get cracking on cleaning up my frame. It might be of some use for someone else too ?
Please let me know if there is a better way of cleaning up a rusty chrome frame  :)

kalex:
i've used oxalic acid with good results, i think it can be bought from ebay in granule form. works out far cheaper than coke. you only need to add a small amount to the water. i've also used brasso on my mongoose nickle forks which had pitting on them.

whatquid:
i loves a quid............  :daumenhoch:

davym2112:

--- Quote from: kalex on April 22, 2012, 09:15 AM ---i've used oxalic acid with good results, i think it can be bought from ebay in granule form. works out far cheaper than coke. you only need to add a small amount to the water. i've also used brasso on my mongoose nickle forks which had pitting on them.


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Having tried the coke and tinfoil and the oxalic acid I will never use anything but the acid from now on. No matter how careful you are the tinfoil is leaving tiny scratches.
The acid does the job much better. I did a frame recently and all i did was bath it in the acid mix in a plastic bin for 24 hours and during that time a quick brush round the rusty areas with an old toothbrush.
Came up mint without hours of scrubbing  :daumenhoch:

Get it cheap in granular form off ebay.

dp and Chopper Dude:
Nice one. Thanks for the tips about the acid. Does it make a difference if it's in granular or powder form?
I'll get some and try it next weekend.

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