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Oxalic Acid?

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Wayne Ryder:
The thread on VBMX is pretty long now and there's some impressive results. How quickly the rust comes back again isn't mentioned, or how to stop it from doing so. The metal or chrome should be no more or less prone to rust than before in theory, but is it in reality?
There's some rust on my Basher frame that looks like more of a spot-job than a full dip, so I'm wondering if I could do something I saw on some rennovation TV show a few years back.
The presenter covered an old table leg in paint stripper, then put cotton-wool wadding & clingfilm over the top so it couldn't evaporate & the paint/varnish couldn't dry. Left it overnight, and peeled the lot of in more or less one piece. Miraculous.
Assuming I can get wood bleach, anyone think this'd work similarly on a frame?

double chevron:
Never tried for myself but definetely have to one of these days.
I asked a friend of mine who is in chemical research, he told me always to wear protection gear (gloves)
and to work outside (anyway don't breathe vapors too long as you don't feel anything
but this thing replaces the potassium in your metabolism and can cause I don't remember what... but dangerous  :crazy2:)

Del:

--- Quote from: dj_benice on February 02, 2007, 12:48 PM --- 1kilo to a bucket seems a bit excessive or maybe I am just tight  :LolLolLolLol:

--- End quote ---

Probably why mine only took 2-3hours to take the rust off!

davemac1974:
Is it right it doesn't touch decals too if you do the whole frame???

Zippy:
I could use some of this stuff on some suntour spindles I've got. I'll try the local hardware store tomorrow.

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