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rust on an old frame

jebidiah · 2009-03-12 19:01:15

i saw a viking 53.1 frame, ss conversion outside city cycles in marino today, but theres a lot of rust around the edges on it, how difficult would it be to remove this rust? it doesnt look like its threatening the bike just the paint work. i probably wont go for it my self, but i was looking at it for a friend. its 275 if…

12-03-2009 7:01pm

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jebidiah

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i saw a viking 53.1 frame, ss conversion outside city cycles in marino today, but theres a lot of rust around the edges on it, how difficult would it be to remove this rust? it doesnt look like its threatening the bike just the paint work.

i probably wont go for it my self, but i was looking at it for a friend. its 275 if anyone is interested, newly built up weels by the looks of it as well.

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#2 12-03-2009 11:40pm

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Wire wool will remove surface rust.

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#3 09-11-2009 11:53pm

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Hi

Im not sure when you post your comment about a Viking 531 frame but I have been trying to find information on Viking. Can anyone help?

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#4 10-11-2009 11:14am

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As Hermy says with the wire wool but I soak the frame first with WD40 or Plusgas for an hour.

Edit: Just saw how old this thread is!

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#5 10-11-2009 11:39am

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vektarman wrote: »

As Hermy says with the wire wool but I soak the frame first with WD40 or Plusgas for an hour.

Edit: Just saw how old this thread is!

That's the problem, some of the posting are pretty old

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