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From: Charlottesville, VA
Bikes: 1954 Holdsworth 3 speed, 1969 Bob Jackson, 1988 Miyata Twelve Hundred (retired), 1989 Schwinn Paramount, 2004 Santa Cruz Blur Classic, 2012 Specialized P3, 2013 Specialized Roubaix Expert Disc
A question of rust
Hello all,
Working on one of the winter projects: Repainting the Trek 500 and after stripping the paint (99.7%) I found a lot of surface rust, the bubbly, pop the paint up kind. There is quite a bit around the lugs and along the top tube around the cable braze-ons.
I've been hitting it with a wire brush attachment for my drill and most of it's coming off, but now I've been through two batteries and my arms are tired. So I ask you this question:
Is there an acceptable amount of rust that can be left on when re-painting?
I've got an idea of what the answer will be, but before I head down to the hardware store for some oxalic acid I wanted to get some sort of definitive answer. Thanks.
Rob