Re: [CR]Rust removal advice sought

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Campagnolo)

Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:24:49 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Rust removal advice sought
References: <501753.20366.qm@web34715.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <501753.20366.qm@web34715.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


David Feldman wrote:
> I'm working on a customer's 45 year old Cinelli and it
> has rust-colored grime in stripes on top of the paint
> where the brake cable was clipped to the top tube.
> Has anyone removed this kind of superficial rusty dirt
> without harming the paint underneath?

Try a little rubbing compound (available at automotive supply stores). Go slowly and gently -- you should be able to get most, if not all, off.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA