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All of the following are at hand before I build up;
1) nothing
2) engine oil
3) GT 85
4) chainsaw oil
5) spray grease..........I think
6 ) wd40
7) teflon wd40 type stuff
8) MTFU and ride it like you stole it
suggestions?
Will use hot blower to heat up frame and run around any lube and drain.
Don't bother, it really is a waste of time
man oil
? Do what with your what now?
If you're really worried some of this - http://www.bilthamber.com/dynaxs50.html
suppose you could blast some waxoyl inside the tubes... but really i'd sooner leave it open to the elements.
Ride the bugger.. bin it/whatever.
Unless its made of some rare unobtanium alloy i paid 10000 for i'd treat it more like a disposable item.
I'm currently on nothing in my Cove. In the past I've used Waxoyl, WD40 etc in steel frames, but currently all I've done is put a good smear of grease in the BB shell.
[url= http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/tools/chain-lubricant/product/frame-saver-10220 ]Framesaver[/url]? I use it on mine.
waxoyl is popular with CTC members 🙂
Used engine oil apparently has acids in it which may accelerate corrosion
my suggestion would be to use a high quality extra virgin olive oil. O_o
So nothing I have then?
Might just go with the lobotomy's suggestion.
there's a fifty year old Raleigh bike in the shop right now, never been waxoyled or anything. Has it rusted through?
go on, guess.
aye, lad they don't make them like they used to.
I am hoping my frame is a little thinner in guage.
But i agree, I could be wasting my time, hence I do not want to waste money.
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don't bother with anything...
I have used framesaver, and spray can waxoyl on mine, and re coat every 12 months depending on use/conditions
You know it makes sense
nowt. you'll have forgotten all about the frame before it rusts through anyway.
I put framesaver in mine, it's a few quid, for peace of mind if nothing else.
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If you're not going to buy anything I'd go for chainsaw oil, although I don't know how you're going to get it in the chainstays, with it's viscocity.
My job is repairing rusted thin walled metal, I just don't get why the nay-sayers are so against rust prevention. A 50 year old road bike isn't the same, and hasn't had the same use of mud, and muc-off type cleaners and hose pipe cleaning regimes.
Framesaver, Waxoyl (my recommendation), or similar, a few quid, why not. I've had my steel framed bike for nearly five years, and I plan on keeping it forever.
Thanks woodsman, chainsaw oil in syringe with aquarium piping to squirt in the stay holes by BB is the plan.
Nothing. I've had an Orange for 15 yrs, no sign of any problem, and it's thin tubing. Take seatpost out and turn it upside down once in a while. Drill two small holes in the BB shell.
Any tips for using waxoyl? - I've tried spraying it down the seatube before now and most of it seemed to accumulate about halfway down !
Is it best decanted into a jar and thinned out a bit first ?
jond - Waxoyl does get thin when warm, perhaps keep it in the house for a few days (not near carpet or anything vulnerable to staining). Try and get it in the chainstays and seatstays. If it does accumualte half way down, don't worry, on a hot day it will thin and move around with ease, kind of re-applying itself. That said, obviously be aware that some leakage may occur through seat tube or drain holes on a hot day. Depending on how much you out in, it should be negligeable - you only need a film for protection.
I've been using it for 20 years on these www.peterflynnclassiccars.com