RE: [CR]Protecting Chrome short and long term

(Example: Framebuilding:Paint)

From: "RB" <2wheelseal@earthlink.net>
To: "CR" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Protecting Chrome short and long term
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:35:31 -0800
In-Reply-To: <20060117000344.25742.qmail@web33502.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


Just clean everything, dry it in a low humidity environment, and wax it well with a good carnuba product. Keep it clean and waxed, and dry it after using it moist, and it will be fine for years and years. Not waxing every single bit once a year is the single biggest problem. All car manufacturers coat every single external part with wax when new, espcially those shipped overseas via ship.

--Bill Roberts Jacksonville, OR

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of brian Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 4:04 PM To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Protecting Chrome short and long term

I have been investigating solutions to protect chromed components and frames while stored. Is cosmoline the best solution and is it good for stablilizing a bike to be stored that already has some rust and flaking chrome or will it just seal in the moisture?? any alternative solutions? I found that Cosmoline will cost about $85 for 5 quarts. Brian Blum in Berkeley

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