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Old 03-08-23 | 08:02 PM
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Bikes: (2) ti TiCycles, 2007 w/ triple and 2011 fixed, 1979 Peter Mooney, ~1983 Trek 420 now fixed and ~1973 Raleigh Carlton Competition gravel grinder

Have intact paint or apply fingernail polish on every bare spot. Frame save the insides of the tubes. Apply grease to all threads. I use marine trailer hub grease. Florida humidity isn't going to touch that stuff. Grease the seatpost. The quill of a quill stem. Any time you run across bare (non-stainless) steel, take your finger and rub marine grease on it. Sally Beauty has a decent selection of nail polish colors. Tammies Hobbies has good brushes and packages of 4 tiny glass jars perfect for mixing and saving. (I got very close to an early '80s Japanese metal flake with two polishes. Not a forever solution but easily renewable, easy to do and cheap. You can get clear also.

If you do these steps reasonably conscientiously, your bike will do fine.
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