Rust Removal

Can anyone suggest an easy/cheap/effective way of dealing with surface
rust on SOB chrome and wheel spokes?

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Jim Scullion

Brasso, if it's only surface rust.



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Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
Get rid of your SOC/SOB here http://www.sparesorrepair.co.uk/

 

or solvol autosol.

 

Gosh, is that still available? I remember using that on the brightwork
of my SS80 back in 1970. Occasionally...

 

If Solvol isn't doing the job any more you're looking at either
painting the rims silver (ewwww) or getting new ones, methinks.

 

ewwww indeed! I'll give the Solvol a go, before descending to the
depths of Hammerite on my lovely SOB.

Serves me right for using it during the Winter, I suppose.

 

Autosol a toothbrush and lots of elbow grease Easier if you take the
wheels off, it saves the squatting.

Brian

 

Do it whatever - rusty wheel spokes are an MoT failure. Seriously.

 

It is indeed. Marvellous stuff.

 

The Older Gentleman says...

You should be getting your bikes MOTd where I do then The CB is just
a mass of ferrous oxide now.

 

Brass wire brush - aggression level somewhere between solvol and angle
grinder.

 

Even Tescos sell it.

 

Not just rusty but the book says "a spoke which is missing, cracked,
excessively loose bent or corroded".

The key word is "excessively". Problem here is the tester is allowed to
use his own judgement ...

I wire brushed and painted the spokes on Frankfurt MZ. No problem.

 

Yup, I've done that as well. You can see the point - badly corroded
spokes = wheel collapse. But cleaning them up and proofing thm with
decent paint works.

 

BUY A NEW PART!!!!!!!!

 

Or a hearing aid.

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Jim Scullion"

Once you've Brassoed or Solvoled them, a coat of car wax will help keep
the corrosion at bay for while. It fills in the pores of the chrome
plating. Do it regular and you can banish the Brasso blues forever.

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Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
Get rid of your SOC/SOB here http://www.sparesorrepair.co.uk/

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

Thank you for that sound and helpful advice.
The nurse will be along soon with your medication.

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Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
Get rid of your SOC/SOB here http://www.sparesorrepair.co.uk/

 

Please do the following:

1. Stop shouting.
2. Read the FAQ to learn how to post in this group
http://www.unixconsult.co.uk/bike-ukrmcfaq.html.
3. Learn something about classic bikes rather than just talking
bollocks.

HTH

 

Jim Scullion was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

That would somehow reduce the number of people attending this
newsgroup quite considerably, wouldn't it?