Originally Posted by
zammykoo
Awesome. Thanks all!
My bottom bracket socket came in the mail today (just in time!) and I was able to remove and inspect the frame in that spot. Looks like a bit of surface rust (similar to seat tube) and nothing major.
One last question! Is it too late to think about applying frame saver at this stage? I would need to buy it but not sure if it's worth it.
I do have some motorcycle chain lube/wax spray that I can possibly use. I saw something like that being mentioned elsewhere on the web.
It is not too late to apply an interior coating to your frame, if that's what you choose to do. Their is no clear consensus on whether it is necessary, and my personal experience is inconclusive. I live 500 feet from the ocean, and I've treated some of my bikes and haven't treated others. (However, I should note I flush the tubes of my bikes with phosphoric acid when I acquire them, and that does leave a corrosion resistant coating, so they sort of are "treated", though not in the same sense as you mention. So far, no internal corrosion on the "untreated". Your experience may differ.) It can't really do any harm?
As an aside, the "treatment" I've been using is a new product of the WD-40 company which antique gun aficionados have been touting: "WD-40 Specialist Long-Term Corrosion Inhibitor." It's inexpensive as it's new. (I am not affiliated with WD-40, nor compensated.)