It's that darn Newbie again . . .
My State Secrets for restoring old bikes:
1. Evaporust from Harbor Freight (intended for removing rust from steel parts). Used "off-label" this does absolute wonders for alloy parts. They come out literally sparkling.
2. PB Blaster. Forget WD 40, this stuff will loosen anything over time (key word: Time). Superb at loosening nipples from spokes.
3. Not using motor oil in my oil can. Using transmission fluid instead. A Chemist friend told me it sinks in better, and I pump it down cables using a Rube Goldberg arrangement of a threaded tube with washers brazed on nuts to trap a rubber bung in one end that the cable outer goes in, and a Schrader valve in the other end to pressurize it.
So now you are getting an idea of who this cheapskate Newbie is. That was post Number Seven . . .
Last edited by Albion; 04-20-20 at 02:59 PM.