I've had very good results with the frames I've dipped in oa solution. But it's a big pain in the butt, especially here in Vermont in the winter, when I can't do it outside and my marital situation precludes my doing it inside. How can get good results without dipping? I know that some people use super-fine steel wool (not sure how many 0s) and WD40 or something similar. But this is an old Peugeot (it's the same bike in the "geezering" thread of a while back) and given the tenderness of Peugeot paint, I hesitate to use anything abrasive on it at all.
I should say that the frame isn't REAL rusty--some surface rust on the top tube, around the bottom bracket shell, probably inside the shell, etc.
What suggestions to people have?