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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-20, 06:41 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,434
Posted By xavieralexandre

Nice, I like that it uses lanolin that I already...

Nice, I like that it uses lanolin that I already play with to soak my wool clothes! It is not easy to get in Switzerland though, I will stay with the Motorex wax for this job. If they work it is nice...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-20, 06:27 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,434
Posted By xavieralexandre

After looking at the easily available solutions...

After looking at the easily available solutions in Switzerland, I'm going:

Evapo'rust to clean rust (Ordered through the Italian reseller Envirem).
Motorex 466 as an anticorrosion waxy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-11-20, 02:30 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,434
Posted By xavieralexandre

Thank you all for your responses. And for linking...

Thank you all for your responses. And for linking to my video and album. I feel better about this rust now. I'm quite confident it is indeed rust as the bottom vent holes show some rust. But I'm not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-08-20, 10:50 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,434
Posted By xavieralexandre

Rust inside seatstays of a Colnago Master Olympic

As I was prepping the frame of my Colnago Master Olympic for sale, I heard some rust inside the seat stays. Also the vent holes at the bottom of the seat stays show some rust. You can somehow hear...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-18, 02:31 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,422
Posted By xavieralexandre

Thanks for your ideas. I did clean, degrease and...

Thanks for your ideas. I did clean, degrease and re-grease all the parts with my usual yellow grease. I did most likely deform the spring when bending it. I was ill-equipped for the task and deformed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-18, 05:44 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,422
Posted By xavieralexandre

Thanks to everyone for chiming in! I was able to...

Thanks to everyone for chiming in! I was able to rebend the spring but unfortunately I did not get the friction back. Retrofriction even less. I'm wondering if I shouldn't compensate the height loss...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-18, 03:43 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,422
Posted By xavieralexandre

Thanks for your post. I discovered the exact same...

Thanks for your post. I discovered the exact same issue on my shifter and was happy to see your fix. I still need to wrap my head around the way the spring is linked to the frame via the flat end.
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