Frame surface rust techniques?
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Frame surface rust techniques?
I have this frame with a cool teal paint job. I don’t want to strip and repaint, rather just keep the patina but neutralize the rust in some paint-chipped areas and then seal it up with wax or something to prevent it from spreading. What are some good methods for this kind of thing?
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There is some info here on cleaning up rust before touching up paint Small rust cleanup on paint
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There is some info here on cleaning up rust before touching up paint Small rust cleanup on paint
The first try I cleaned the spots and did an evaporust soak, then touched up. Thought it was just fine, but after a year or so rust spiders appeared under the paint.
The second time I THOROUGHLY sanded to bare metal (some light brass wheel work with a dremel) AND added the extra step of using the PHOSPHO product noted in the link above. A word of caution. The PHOSPHO dripped a bit around my tubes and it seemed to darken existing paint wherever it dripped. Next time I would use it more sparingly as is meant I had to respray larger areas.
Pic below after second effort plus priming.
Last edited by obuckler; 08-04-21 at 08:03 PM.