Originally Posted by
bikemig
I'm rehabbing a new to me 1984 Trek 610. It has cosmetic issues I've been dealing with in the forms of scratches and some light rust. One thing I've never had a lot of luck with is dealing with rust in the top tube cable guides. That's a tough place to get to. Any good ideas?
I've used dremel tool in the past. It works but it will also take a lot of the paint out which I'm trying to avoid. I've got a really good match with touch up paint so I could deal with losing a lot of paint there but I'm hoping that someone here has a better system than this.
Hi. I like Naval Jelly by Loctite brand. It is very thick, like pudding and I also have a supply of small inexpensive paint brushes, and tiny bristle brushes. The paint brushes were 5 in a pack for maybe $3.00 by Crayola and the bristle/bottle brushes were 5 together in various sizes from Ace hardware for maybe $5.
I would use a bristle brush " cleaner to clean inside the guides, then a Q-tip to dry it off. Then use a small paint brush to paint the Naval jelly inside the guide, wait 20 min. Then use Q-Tips to remove the crud. I get those 500 per box Q-Tip generic brands.