icepick_trotsky 

What brand(s) of frame saver do you use/like? Also, where do you source it? Can I walk into any shop and find it, or is it best to buy online?

79pmooney

I use AMS Oil Heavy Duty Metal Protector. $8 a can. Enough to do three frames. I haven't done scientific research comparing this to linseed oil, but I find it hard to believe that in 150 years of modern steels and petroleum we haven't come up with a better metal protector than the oil of an ancient plant. (Framesaver is linseed oil.) And being cheap, I find that rather substantial difference in cost real.

A question I do not have the answer to: is the flax fiber available as a source for linen fabric after the oils is pressed out, or is it waste? Probably in either case, itis a "cleaner" source of metal protection than the AMS stuff environmentally, but at 1/3 of an aerosol can/frame every 10 years/25,000 miles (say), I am not really that concerned. And I suspect that 5 pound hunk of steel may well last longer with that 3 ounces of the synthetic stuff.

The AMS products are really easy to get, Look in the phone book. There is probably an AMS salesperson in your neighborhood, probably a slightly odd person who will be happy to sell you a can and will give you literature with their other products. My three trips to AMS people have always been simple and clean. They have been odd folk, but easy and respectful to deal with. (Framesaver is also sold by often odd folk, bike frame builders and the like, and that exercise often comes with hoops to jump through or at least usually did 25 years ago.)

Ben

Force 

Boeshield, can get at marine supply store.

rootboy 

FRAME SAVER. My LBS has one can. Online might be easier.

USAZorro

I obtained the FrameSaver that Peter Weigle formulated. It appears to still be available from a number of online suppliers, including Amazon.com

Wheels Of Steel

JP Weigle Framesaver, T9 or Triflow, whichever is readily available.

oddjob2

It appears that reruns here are becoming as frequent as late night network TV.

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...ed-frames.html

Flyboy718

I put boiled linseed oil into a spray bottle and spray it inside the tubes when I do an overhaul on bottom brackets. It is as an FAA approved rust / corrosion protectant for steel aircraft tubing...which is the exact same thing steel bikes are made of. Trust me, if the FAA approved it and is still in use then it will be good enough for a bicycle.

TimmyT 

^ Actually, it has to set in a thick film to be effective. I've used it and come back to find surface rust.

I recently switched to fluid film based on this thread and outdoor test: How do I prevent welding table corrosion during a long move?

I purchased in on Amazon, but Lowe's also carries it if there's one nearby.

lostarchitect 

I am going to be honest: I have never used framesaver on any frame, ever. That's probably dumb, as I have some pretty nice frames, but then again they never get left outside and the really nice ones never even get ridden in the wet. I'm usually just so eager to get going I never bother getting a can of the stuff.

Flyboy718

It doesn't take long for it to 'set' and become like a coating of glue basically.