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Old 01-18-09 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by wrk101
Oxalic acid is your answer. Remove chemically, rather than removing metal with the rust. I ruined a nice (but rusty) chrome fork that way.

All the chrome on my $16 thrift store Lotus was revived with oxalic.





Nice catch. Shows what a well trained eye is capable of seeing beyond. Also, not cleaning up a bike for resale will help keep your wallet lighter.
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