Can I get rid of rust

[alan36]

Is it possible to get rid of rust from the steel parts of my bike. I was thinking of Brasso, does anyone know a good way.

[Odie]

kurust

[matty_doh]

If they're removable (and small enough to put in a bath/bucket), Bilt Hamber Deox-C is excellent. If they're not, the gel version of the Deox-C is pretty hot as well, though the normal version works better in my opinion

[mattviatura]

Have a look at the before and after pics of the wheels in my Raleigh Burner build thread.

That was done by using nothing more than wire wool and oil and then polishing with Autosol.

[mikezs]

mattviatura said:

Have a look at the before and after pics of the wheels in my Raleigh Burner build thread.

That was done by using nothing more than wire wool and oil and then polishing with Autosol.

Can you give some quick instructions for this process, please?

[mattviatura]

mikezs said:

Can you give some quick instructions for this process, please?

Certainly, it was simplicity itself.

It's simply a matter of drizzling some oil onto maybe three or four inches of the rim and then using a coarse wire wool to polish the area completely, the rust will lift straight off but the wheel will be a dirty brown colour. This will rub off with a dry cloth. Go right around the wheel and between the spokes.

It's not a bad idea to repeat the process with a softer grade of wool.

Once your wheel is free of rust and dry, get a tube of Autosol and polish as per the pack instructions.

There's not much you can do about pitting without a rechrome but I was surprised with the results on my wheels and thought it was well worth the couple of hours effort taken.

Note: The wheels are steel, don't try the above with anodised alloy rims.

Good luck.

[mikezs]

mattviatura said:

Certainly, it was simplicity itself.

It's simply a matter of drizzling some oil onto maybe three or four inches of the rim and then using a coarse wire wool to polish the area completely, the rust will lift straight off but the wheel will be a dirty brown colour. This will rub off with a dry cloth. Go right around the wheel and between the spokes.

It's not a bad idea to repeat the process with a softer grade of wool.

Once your wheel is free of rust and dry, get a tube of Autosol and polish as per the pack instructions.

There's not much you can do about pitting without a rechrome but I was surprised with the results on my wheels and thought it was well worth the couple of hours effort taken.

Note: The wheels are steel, don't try the above with anodised alloy rims.

Good luck.

Thanks for the tips! It's a 1979 racer I'm restoring, so I'm assuming it has steel rims as they've rusted!