Rust just ain't nitto

dead_legs · March 26, 2011, 8:56pm

Are there any wizards out there who can tell me how to remove surface rust off my bars?

Even when I cover them with bar tape it still plagues me.

Much appreciated.

BPM · March 26, 2011, 9:41pm

leave it in vinegar for a day or two it usually comes off with a toothbrush. or try aluminium foil.

clarion · March 26, 2011, 9:46pm

Autosol should do the trick

or

000/ 0000 grade steel wool and some warm soapy water, but try Autosol first.

dead_legs · March 26, 2011, 10:14pm

Cheers. Thanks heaps guys.

spirito · March 26, 2011, 10:20pm

wise words

zxcvbnmjm · March 27, 2011, 4:05am

i’ve actually found that soaking things in lime juice works better than in vinaegar

oTai · March 27, 2011, 5:24am

oil + foil… I no kid.
scrub it with foil & a little oil or even WD40 if yo must.

p-dub · March 27, 2011, 6:02pm

^yep, WD40 has worked fine for me in the past.

mr_dylan · March 27, 2011, 6:18pm

I leave the rust on, cos rust is cool.

dead_legs · March 27, 2011, 7:38pm

You should look into nitric acid, it’s awesome for hastening rust and corrosion on steel.

This is now a ‘how to apply rust to your bicycle’ thread.

J.K.L.P · March 28, 2011, 12:38am

Guess that makes the Rossin the coolest bike i own then.

Dylan: Man of the ever changing Avatar.

ferg · March 28, 2011, 12:42am

dylan is trying to single handedly make this more like facebook.

dead_legs · March 28, 2011, 1:24am

I ‘like’ this comment

mr_dylan · March 28, 2011, 4:02am

If I spent as much time on my bike as I did on facebook I’d probably be as fast as Brendan.

But I choose Facebook.