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Title: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: nitrohopper on March 21, 2017, 11:20 PM
hey guys I have just bought an amazing 1974 bike for my lovely wife its in a bit of a bad way I have a huge tub but what can I use for the best results shes got quite a bit of surface rust and want to give it a couple of days to soak #
cheers in advance
Title: Re: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: griff on March 22, 2017, 10:08 AM
your wife has a lot of surface rust?
Title: Re: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: oldschoolace on March 22, 2017, 10:20 AM
 :LolLolLolLol:

Citric acid is the way to go! Much better than the oxalic stuff  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: nitrohopper on March 22, 2017, 10:23 AM
I will let my wife know that when we are in Cleethorpes Griff and be sure and point you out bud !!!

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Title: Re: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: griff on March 22, 2017, 11:19 AM
:LolLolLolLol:

Citric acid is the way to go! Much better than the oxalic stuff  :daumenhoch:

Might be kinder on her skin too :teef:
Title: Re: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: nitrohopper on March 22, 2017, 11:32 AM
nice griff
does anyone know roughly how much I would need to buy its quite a large tub
Title: Re: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: In2bmx on March 22, 2017, 11:40 AM
Photos please Lee  :daumenhoch:


 
your wife has a lot of surface rust?
  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: griff on March 22, 2017, 12:01 PM
nice griff
does anyone know roughly how much I would need to buy its quite a large tub

being slightly more serious - there should be plenty of info on here, but one top tip is to fill plastic bottles with water and put them in the gaps (so you need less water to begin with). I would have a look but just about to leave the office...
Title: Re: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: nitrohopper on March 22, 2017, 12:01 PM
Thanks mate for all your help

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Title: Re: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: McQUEEN on March 22, 2017, 04:43 PM
nice griff
does anyone know roughly how much I would need to buy its quite a large tub

being slightly more serious - there should be plenty of info on here, but one top tip is to fill plastic bottles with water and put them in the gaps (so you need less water to begin with). I would have a look but just about to leave the office...
I hate to be a smarta**e, but you need the same amount of water if you fill the plastic bottles with water- you just need less citric acid bath water.
Title: Re: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: griff on March 22, 2017, 10:45 PM
nice griff
does anyone know roughly how much I would need to buy its quite a large tub

being slightly more serious - there should be plenty of info on here, but one top tip is to fill plastic bottles with water and put them in the gaps (so you need less water to begin with). I would have a look but just about to leave the office...
I hate to be a smarta**e, but you need the same amount of water if you fill the plastic bottles with water- you just need less citric acid bath water.

You know what I meant  :teef:
When I did an old frame before using oxalic acid we'd not long done the recycling so I used bricks to fill up the spaces between the frame tubes - they came up lovely and clean as well  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: bath time for vinatge beauty
Post by: griff on March 22, 2017, 10:47 PM
Quick search & found this thread in the Tech/resto stickies...

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,178383.msg1797385.html#top
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