Sealing chrome damage
08-27-07 | 07:33 AM
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Squirrel
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From: Winfield, KS
Bikes: Borthwick Touring bike, 83 Schwinn Peloton, 94 Scott Cheyenne, ?? Bianchi Torino
Sealing chrome damage
I was letting my front derailleur soak and when I took it out, I noticed 2 spots with rust on the inside where the chroming had rubbed off. What's the best way to seal this, or should I not worry about it?
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08-27-07 | 05:20 PM
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Sister Annie
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From: Hauraki Plains District, New Zealand
Bikes: Retro Hercules adult tricycle, 1953 Hercules ladies roadster, 1950s Wearwell fixed gear 'Club' pathracer, 1980s Malvern Star 'Super Star', 1980s Healing GTX-105 Arabesque, 1980's Morrison Concorde & etc & etc.......
If you keep your bike clean and with a film of oil on the working parts you shouldn't have any problems. I'm a big fan of the wipe-over-with-an-oily-rag method of preservation with my old bikes and so far it seems to be working. Where I live is well known for sudden hard downpours of rain and it's been a wet Winter. Despite getting soaked from time to time my bikes are staying nice and not rusting.
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08-27-07 | 08:51 PM
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I often spray rusted chrome parts (after cleaning the rust off w/ deck bleach, naval jelly, etc) with clear rattlecan like Krylon or Rustoleum. A thin coat works. With small parts I'll generally bake them in my oven @ 225*F for about 20 minutes.
