Originally Posted by
Maddox
Are you serious? DO NOT repaint that bike! And DO NOT rough up the paint with sandpaper unless you plan on repainting (which you should not do).
Any rust can be taken care of with an Oxalic Acid bath if you're seriously concerned about it. Just do a very low solution and soak it for 24 hrs, it should take care of it. After that, you can touch it up with Testors or some other hobby paint, or just treat the frame with some sort of rust preventative. Boiled Linseed Oil works well.
OA bath will ruin the paint even with a small amount of OA. The paint will become dull and even a good waxing will not bring it back. You have just some very tiny spots, and a tiny piece of sandpaper followed by a cleaner like Acetone and dried will be pefectly fine. You can then touch it up with clear nail polish or paint of the same color.