Rust Remover
03-05-20, 05:14 PM
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Evaporust
oxalic acid
aluminium foil & lemon juice
oxalic acid
aluminium foil & lemon juice
03-05-20, 06:46 PM
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Naval jelly available at marine hardware store, maybe Home Depot. Any pitting can be smoothed with bronze wool. Joe
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03-05-20, 10:30 PM
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It probably won't help with the extent that your up against but once you have it polished, toothpaste is an excellent maintainer. Sparkle and shine.
03-06-20, 01:29 AM
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I recently derusted a frame (and everything else I could find in my garage) with citric acid. Here is a forum thread where I learned about it:
https://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=121049
https://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=121049
03-06-20, 10:24 AM
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+1 for Evaporust.
03-07-20, 01:00 PM
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used evapo-rust on a steel frame with good success.
