A friend of mine with experience in the paint trade (he used to paint Rolls Royces), and in restoring vintage motorcycles, told me to wipe the paint over with cotton wool soaked in oil. He and another person told me not to use waxes, which could damage old transfers (decals), if were not protected by a coat of varnish.
I've done this on my 1946 Carter, which is in its original finish, with rust speckles showing through, and irreplaceable original transfers, and it seems fine.
Neil Foddering Weymouth, England
>From: "Steven Willis" <smwillis@verizon.net>
>To: "Don Wilson" <dcwilson3@yahoo.com>,"Classic Rendezvous"
><classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Patina (aka rust) management question
>Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 10:09:56 -0400
>
>I use furniture polish with some sort of wax in it like Pledge.
>Steven Willis
>The Bike Stand
>1778 East Second Street
>Scotch Plains NJ 07076
>908-322-3330
>www.thebikestand.com
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Wilson" <dcwilson3@yahoo.com>
>To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 10:30 PM
>Subject: [CR]Patina (aka rust) management question
>
>
>>When you get a bike with rust speckles in the paint
>>all over the frame, and you don't want to repaint,
>>what do you apply to halt the rust? I have a friend
>>who deals in antiques and he says to rub motor over
>>the rust speckled, painted metal. Does this make
>>sense? Or does motor oil have solvents in it that
>>would wreck the paint on a bicycle? If not motor oil,
>>what then?
>>Don Wilson
>>Los Olivos, CA
>>
>>D.C. Wilson dcwilson3@yahoo.com
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