I hosed down the insides of the tubes with Boeshield T9, which is pretty fantastic stuff, so I'm not really too worried there, but I'll keep the linseed oil thing in mind if my bottle ever runs out (had to a have a friend bring it over from the states when they visited).
AlanBike, it sounds like I'm probably ok with my current method, though I will look for a bottle of car touch-up paint, just to be safe. Going to the LBS this weekend to buy some tools and stainless steel M4 and M5 fasteners and such.
Yeah, and talk about rust capital - same thing here in Taiwan. I've seen fasteners start rusting after a week. Every point is within 50 miles of the ocean, it rains for half the year solid and the air is filthy from refineries and coal fired power plants.
Thanks for all the help and recommendations.
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