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Old 03-16-15 | 12:56 PM
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Bikes: 72 Cilo Pacer, 72 Gitane GT, 72 Peugeot PX10, 73 Speedwell Ti,l, 75 Peugeot PR-10L, 80 Colnago Super, 81 Zinn, 85 ALAN Cross, 85 De Rosa Pro, 86 Look 753, 86 Look KG86, 89 Parkpre Team, 90 Parkpre Team MTB, 90 Merlin

You may be surprised at the wonders of oxalic acid. It's sold as wood bleach in crystal powder form, which you dilute in water (~1 tablespoon per gallon). You can usually find a cheap kiddie pool at Wallmart for under $10 for soaking. Toss in the steel parts, too, but not the aluminum parts. There are lots of threads on Oxalic Acid (search: "oxalic acid site:bikeforums.net")

I picked up a '68 Schwinn Speedster in similar condition and it cleaned up nicely. Those bars may not be a total loss.

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