Hi all,

Have an old Merckx MX Leader I recently got hold of. Had some mild rattling in the frame and when I took small the semi-stuck quill stem out, noticed evidence of rust - brown grease. Took it all apart and some flakes of what look like dirt and rust came out and looking inside, evidence of surface rust. It doesn't look too bad but there is also evidence of rust inside the seat stays (see photo of vent hole).

My plan is to seal of all the openings (except one) and fill with Evapo-rust (I have some). Then I will let sit for 24 hours and treat with framesaver.

All pretty straightforward, *except* that I am worried about the rinsing of the frame with water after using Evapo-rust. I need to get the water out & I imagine it will be the hardest in the seat stays. I read that drying with a hair dryer may cause it to rust again quite rapidly.

Any suggestions as to how I can acheive this? Maybe flooding internally with WD-40, then letting drain? Again, this would be so hard in the seat stays.

Any advice greatly appreciated!