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01-25-09 | 10:24 AM

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neil0502

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You could try it, but:

a) I'd studiously avoid anything that's grease-filled (bottom bracket, hubs, headset), and

b) I'd make sure to get ALL the water out of anything that you steamed -- probably using either compressed air or WD-40. A reasonable amount of a reasonable lubricant, properly applied, after that....

Clean and rusty, IMO, is worse than dirty and rust-free

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