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Old 08-31-10 | 08:55 PM
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karlkafer08
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Rust and corrosion !!

Hi all I am working on several things but two of my projects are a 1980 Bianchi Piaggio Astrale Standard and a 1970 Schwinn Super Sport. Both bikes have been in a barn in Western NC for 20 years and are quite rusty. I have some pics I can post, but trust me when I say they are very bad. The Astrale's wheels were completely shot as the chrome was all peeled off, and so were the handle bars. I have been able to clean the aluminim stuff, and since it had crap components from the get go i am going to make this a fixie. My Super Sport however has all of its original parts and they are all really bad corroded. I have tried naval jelly but it did not help much. The rust is just too bad. How do guys restore these old barn find pre-war bikes that I have seen with rust like mine ??
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