After trying some of the New School techniques listed here at VBMX and other forums, I can say without a doubt, that when it comes to rust removal, that I am going back to the Old School method I have used since I was about 10 years old cleaning beer cans. Aluminum wool, AC-500, Zep toilet bowl cleaner, Evaporust, and others all work, but all pale to the simplicity of this technique.
I have given Evapo-rust a fair shake, and fair share of parts. The stuff works good for some things, but is much slower, and much less effective than Oxalic Acid. Again proof is in the pudding. I have a Sting that I am working on, and here are some interesting results for you guys. This is an 18 hour soak.
Clamp Before
(IMG:http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/1918/clampbefore4ho.jpg)
After
(IMG:http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/9123/clampafterrustremovalafter9rn.jpg)
Bars Before
(IMG:http://img450.imageshack.us/img450/1170/stemandbarsbefore0sp.jpg)
After
(IMG:http://img315.imageshack.us/img315/4310/barsforkspostclampafter2ga.jpg)
Forks Before
(IMG:http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/4207/forklegbefore2zy.jpg)
After
(IMG:http://img448.imageshack.us/img448/2350/forksfront7av.jpg)
Dropouts before
(IMG:http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/2195/forkdropoutbefore4xf.jpg)
After
(IMG:http://img306.imageshack.us/img306/8201/forksdropoutafter8xd.jpg)
Apr 1 2006, 12:28 PM
