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Old 12-12-07, 05:08 PM
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Rabid Koala
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I put a complete Schwinn Paramount wheel in an OA bath to get the rust off of the chrome spokes. It worked very well.

I removed the axle and bearings, then coated the bearing cups with a thick layer of grease. After I was done it cleaned up just like new.

My main concerns were the aluminum rim and the spoke nipples, neither of which seemed to suffer any ill effect. I did keep an eye on it and removed it from the solution in about an hour, all that was necessary to derust the spokes.
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