Originally Posted by
jamesj
So what does anyone use to clean the rust off the frame. Im not wanting to dip it in oxalic at this point as most of it seems to be surface rust. What would you all use to get the bigger spots of rust off? I know about using Scratch X but I don't think that pulls off rust.
Lemon juice and vinegar are worth a few light soaks and passes with a gentle scrubbie. I found some fab Korean pot scrubbers with a delicate metal-looking mesh that I suspect is a plastic product. They work well.
Really bad rust may tolerate some Naval Jelly (for steel, not alu)