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Old 02-23-06 | 09:08 PM
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MajikMan
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From: Bowling Green, OH

Bikes: 1987 Centurion Ironman Expert, ~1995 Cannondale F500, 1984 Peugeot PSVN (fixie converstion)

Originally Posted by leunkstar
ah nice tip! will try but for my rims i need a huge container and a lot of bottles
You're welcome! And I know what you mean....I'd like to soak one pair of rims, and am trying to figure out how I'm going to soak the chrome fork from my 'new' Peugeot.

Please do note though, this is entirely experimental for me....as in the last week or so. It worked well at getting little bits of rust off of a full seatpost assembly, and I have a few bits from the Peugeot soaking right now. I can't, however, speak for the long-term effects this might have on parts. I can't imagine it will be much of anything, but it might encourage rust. I'm going over everything I soak with a good coat of metal/chrome polish that has rust inhibitors in it. Also making sure to rinse everything well and expose it to some kind of a base, like a baking soda-water mixture, to neutralize the acid.

I have no idea what effect this might have on colors, stickers, or non-steel parts. Let me know what happens if you decide to try it.
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