Favorite products/tools for restoring/cleaning bike?
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Favorite products/tools for restoring/cleaning bike?
I just recently bought a 1984 Bianchi Randonneur and I'm trying to clean it up a bit. The first thing I did was give it a thorough cleaning just with some soap water and towel which definitely helped. I also searched online for ways to remove rust and polish chrome and one of the items that came up was Aluminum Foil and water so I tried it out and it worked beautifully.
It seems like every day on this forum I see people posting pics of their newly restored bikes and I wanted to find out what tools or products people are using to make their bicycle shine.
It seems like every day on this forum I see people posting pics of their newly restored bikes and I wanted to find out what tools or products people are using to make their bicycle shine.
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Oxalic acid does the trick on rust. I like Simple Green for cleaning/degreasing. PB Blaster is great for stuck parts/nuts/bolts. It also works great for cleaning the really grimy stuff, though not a very cost effective solvent. Meguiar's ScratchX 2.0 works great on the paint. Mothers Mag & aluminum polish for the aluminum stuff.
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EDIT... Didn't mean to parrot you Bob
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EDIT... Didn't mean to parrot you Bob
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Walmart Rust Remover $5
WD40 in the big can $3
Green scrubbing pads $1
Toothbrushes $2
Dishwashing liquid $2
0000 Steel wool $4
Shop rags and old towels
A bucket.
Citrus degreaser
White Lightning or some other lube
A sponge.
WD40 in the big can $3
Green scrubbing pads $1
Toothbrushes $2
Dishwashing liquid $2
0000 Steel wool $4
Shop rags and old towels
A bucket.
Citrus degreaser
White Lightning or some other lube
A sponge.
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Concentrated Awesome cleaner from the dollar store, Brillo pads, SOS pads, toothbrushes, Turtle Wax polishing compound, Turtle Wax rubbing compound, Simonize (& every other) car wax, Noxon, WD40, and whatever else I can get my hands on.
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Oxalic acid does the trick on rust. I like Simple Green for cleaning/degreasing. PB Blaster is great for stuck parts/nuts/bolts. It also works great for cleaning the really grimy stuff, though not a very cost effective solvent. Meguiar's ScratchX 2.0 works great on the paint. Mothers Mag & aluminum polish for the aluminum stuff.
~kn
EDIT... Didn't mean to parrot you Bob
~kn
EDIT... Didn't mean to parrot you Bob