On a side note. I made my first bike shop repair purchase. II only managed to remove one of my BB cups. The non-drive side cup was rusted pretty firmly in place and no degreaser helped. From what I read it seemed like my options were limited, and each alternative option came with an inherent risk of damaging the frame and/or the threads. I didn't feel comfortable using a hacksaw or a blow torch. Did I do the right thing and exhaust most reasonable techniques or could I have done anything differently? The BB used a regular 20-cog cup tool - the cups were metal and the tool barely fits in there.

Would greasing my threads annually prevent this disaster from re-occuring?

I also arranged to have the upper and lower headset cups removed from the frame. I tried to chisel them out, without any luck. The previous owner attempted to paint (or did a piss poor job of touching it up) the frame and the headset cups appeared to be painted into the frame.

Since I'm rebuilding this bike I'd like to ensure future maintenance is much more user friendly. I was planning on l