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Title: Rust removal on non chrome raw frame.
Post by: gary67 on July 12, 2010, 10:03 PM: Hi,whats the best and quickest remover of rust on a rawed frame(previous owner going for the rat look!)I've read about the vinegar,coke etc regarding chromed parts.Do these methods still apply to a raw frame?cheers Gary
Title: Re: Rust removal on non chrome raw frame.
Post by: bobafett on July 12, 2010, 10:52 PM: Should work just fine mate - or fully submerse it in a tub filled with vinegar or water mixed with citric acid powder - safe and effective :)
Title: Re: Rust removal on non chrome raw frame.
Post by: animal on July 13, 2010, 09:23 PM: B careful I have had problems with using vinegar . I.e. 2 clean up some drop outs I stuck the fork legs in jam jars full of vinegar . Did the job I wanted great but the only draw back was it left a micron deep line around the forks where the top of the vinegar was. I can only assume it was some sort of electrolitic action with exposure 2 the air >:(
Title: Re: Rust removal on non chrome raw frame.
Post by: gary67 on July 14, 2010, 07:05 PM: Quote from: ANIMAL on July 13, 2010, 09:23 PM
B careful I have had problems with using vinegar . I.e. 2 clean up some drop outs I stuck the fork legs in jam jars full of vinegar . Did the job I wanted great but the only draw back was it left a micron deep line around the forks where the top of the vinegar was. I can only assume it was some sort of electrolitic action with exposure 2 the air >:(

:shocked: Glad you told me that as i was about to leave the headtube in a bucket of vinegar to see how it worked!
Anyhow heres some pics of a rusty Standard Bullitt-

http://s1029.photobucket.com/albums/y356/TheG67/Standard%20Bullitt%2001/
Title: Re: Rust removal on non chrome raw frame.
Post by: bobafett on July 14, 2010, 07:12 PM: Quote from: Gary67 on July 14, 2010, 07:05 PM
Quote from: ANIMAL on July 13, 2010, 09:23 PM
B careful I have had problems with using vinegar . I.e. 2 clean up some drop outs I stuck the fork legs in jam jars full of vinegar . Did the job I wanted great but the only draw back was it left a micron deep line around the forks where the top of the vinegar was. I can only assume it was some sort of electrolitic action with exposure 2 the air >:(

:shocked: Glad you told me that as i was about to leave the headtube in a bucket of vinegar to see how it worked!
Anyhow heres some pics of a rusty Standard Bullitt-

http://s1029.photobucket.com/albums/y356/TheG67/Standard%20Bullitt%2001/

Yours is a bare frame so Steves "bleaching" of the chrome won't effect you ;)

Personally with that frame I would go full submersion in a big tub with citric acid powder mixed with water - very effective, cheap and safe :daumenhoch:

And if you get the food grade citric acid powder you can make some nice desserts with whats left :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Rust removal on non chrome raw frame.
Post by: southern andy on July 14, 2010, 07:13 PM: A few pots of this needed, it's the dogs dangling bits

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/500ml-Hammerite-Rust-Remover-Dip-Back-Bare-Metal-/220529805469?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_DIY_Material_Paint_Varnish_MJ&hash=item335899c89d

Can buy it from halfords.
Title: Re: Rust removal on non chrome raw frame.
Post by: gary67 on July 14, 2010, 07:23 PM: Cheers chaps,i've got a Halfords store 2 mins walk from me so i'll try some of that Hammerite dip first :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rust removal on non chrome raw frame.
Post by: Rodgy1970 on July 14, 2010, 07:24 PM: citric acid - £5.75

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITRIC-ACID-1kg-BEST-QUALITY-5-75-FREE-POSTAGE-/230486422021?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Home_Garden_Food_SM&hash=item35aa0fb205

oxalic acid - £3.90

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/500g-Oxalic-Acid-Hull-Deck-GRP-Cleaner-Rust-Remover-/280393110775?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_BoatEquipment_Accessories_SM&hash=item4148bb54f7

much cheaper than vinegar or rust remover and do the same job :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rust removal on non chrome raw frame.
Post by: southern andy on July 14, 2010, 07:24 PM: You mix 1 part with 9 parts water Gary and leave it for 24hrs. :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Rust removal on non chrome raw frame.
Post by: gary67 on July 14, 2010, 07:37 PM: I'm getting dazzled with rust removers now ::) :2funny:
Title: Re: Rust removal on non chrome raw frame.
Post by: Rodgy1970 on July 15, 2010, 07:01 PM: Quote from: Southern Andy on July 14, 2010, 07:24 PM
You mix 1 part with 9 parts water Gary and leave it for 24hrs. :4_17_5:

Going to try this one myself, bit more expensive but no messing about trying to figure out the mix :daumenhoch: