Aluminium WONDER foil!
01-18-11, 04:37 PM
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Only on Burgers. What ever happened to tin foil?
01-18-11, 04:53 PM
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How come no one has told me before about the magical cleaning properties in Aluminium foil! I happened to see it by chance while looking for ways of cleaning rust on Youtube and it works amazingly. Just standard aluminium foil scrunched up then dunked in water and plenty of elbow grease works wonders!
Anybody else not heard of this before?
Anybody else not heard of this before?
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01-19-11, 11:12 AM
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Okay, I'm off to fix a puncture in one of my tyres...
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01-19-11, 11:32 AM
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Maybe just me, but I haven't noticed it making any sound. Or at least no different than if you used sandpaper, a brass brush, etc.
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I'll stick with OA thankyouverymuch. The thought of any abrasive, and don't kid yourself, the aluminum foil IS abrasive, on chrome is just....icky.
When you can turn this:
Into this:
And not touch it with the first bit of steel wool, aluminum foil or any such thing....that's the ticket.
When you can turn this:
Into this:
And not touch it with the first bit of steel wool, aluminum foil or any such thing....that's the ticket.
01-19-11, 04:46 PM
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So where does one get Oxalic Acid these days? A home improvement store?
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Ya, I tried aluminum foil on chrome. I had to dip my fingers in oil to stop the shivers. I don't mind foil or rust but together, worse than a chalkboard.
01-19-11, 05:44 PM
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I think you missed reading it here before, this forum is where I first heard about it..... One thing to note though, while it cleans rust off, it does not restore the weather seal. So you need a further treatment to restore the weather seal, which depends on the part, some parts can be waxed, others can be lubricated, still others can be painted or clear coated. Rims with rusted braking surfaces should be replaced.
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Weather seal? Spray it with Future floor wax through an airbrush. It works a wonder on model cars and is very long-lasting as long as you never wash it with dish detergent or anything with ammonia in it (like glass cleaner).
01-19-11, 09:51 PM
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and probably you want to be careful around handle bars that might be gripped, but it's fine for that nice shiny derailleur part. Another option is clear coat, cromed fork ends, I would give them a shot of clear-coat to keep them from rusting again. If it's a bolt on hub, put some grease on the thread, and let the grease seal the water out, on the connections.
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I just ordered a pound off ebay. Way easier than driving around town and having some kid at the hardware store tell me he doesnt know what Oxalic Acid or wood bleach is. Well, he actually says "no, we dont have it" but i know what he really means.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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