Chris S
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- Birmingham
You can remove stickers (and the glue underneath them) with WD40.
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EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Tried that, and lighter fluid and white spirit and meths, didn’t work. Heat did.
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EltonFrog
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Another update...it's not like I've got any thing else to do.
Yesterday I soaked the rusty chrome levers, nuts and other parts in some oxalic acid, today I took them out of the solution and they were rust free, the second photo above is how they looked straight out of the bucket. The photo below is after a polish with Autosol, just using a clean cloth no wire wool.
Before oxalic acid treatment.
Straight out of the Oxalic Acid bucket
After a polish.
Then I started on the handlebars and stem, the rust in these was quite light and I used chrome polish and fine wire wool, they’ve come up very well, though there is some slight damage by the stem on the bars.
Before polishing
Before polishing
After polishing
After polishing.
Next in line was the chain ring, crank arms and pedals. Covered in years of grease, dirt and rust they actually looked worse than they were, another application of wire wool, white spirit and and polish with Autosol brought the crank arms and chain ring up to a brilliant shine.
The pedals felt rough when spinning, after forty odd years of no maintenance it’s hardly surprising. One of the insert reflectors was missing in the right side pedal, plus it was very worn and rusty on the spindle. I was able to change this pedal thank to a very generous donation of a replacement pedal my an acquaintance on Facebook who posted me one. Both pedals cleaned up well and spin nicely after a soak in some chain oil.
Before polishing
Broken reflector.
Rusty Crankarm.
Nice and shiny.
Next job the mudguards, I removed the stays and cleaned them with white spirit and wire wool, then the same treatment to the mudguards with a final polish with a cloth and Autosol. Very pleased with the results they were quite manky.
Before polishing .
Before polishing.
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Shining in the sunshine.
The underside.
Yesterday I soaked the rusty chrome levers, nuts and other parts in some oxalic acid, today I took them out of the solution and they were rust free, the second photo above is how they looked straight out of the bucket. The photo below is after a polish with Autosol, just using a clean cloth no wire wool.
Before oxalic acid treatment.
Straight out of the Oxalic Acid bucket
After a polish.
Then I started on the handlebars and stem, the rust in these was quite light and I used chrome polish and fine wire wool, they’ve come up very well, though there is some slight damage by the stem on the bars.
Before polishing
Before polishing
After polishing
After polishing.
Next in line was the chain ring, crank arms and pedals. Covered in years of grease, dirt and rust they actually looked worse than they were, another application of wire wool, white spirit and and polish with Autosol brought the crank arms and chain ring up to a brilliant shine.
The pedals felt rough when spinning, after forty odd years of no maintenance it’s hardly surprising. One of the insert reflectors was missing in the right side pedal, plus it was very worn and rusty on the spindle. I was able to change this pedal thank to a very generous donation of a replacement pedal my an acquaintance on Facebook who posted me one. Both pedals cleaned up well and spin nicely after a soak in some chain oil.
Before polishing
Broken reflector.
Rusty Crankarm.
Nice and shiny.
Next job the mudguards, I removed the stays and cleaned them with white spirit and wire wool, then the same treatment to the mudguards with a final polish with a cloth and Autosol. Very pleased with the results they were quite manky.
Before polishing .
Before polishing.
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Shining in the sunshine.
The underside.
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
I made a list too...
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EltonFrog
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@LeetleGreyCells & @CharlesF
here’s a list of products I use.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/281267575679
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/142499272633
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/192845148672
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-lube/gt-85-bike-lubricant-400ml-477653.html
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bi...ikehut-citrus-degreaser---1-litre-164313.html
here’s a list of products I use.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/281267575679
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/142499272633
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/192845148672
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-lube/gt-85-bike-lubricant-400ml-477653.html
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bi...ikehut-citrus-degreaser---1-litre-164313.html
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
looking good , i don't know about you but i find the cleaning and polishing strangely therapeutic
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EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Yes I do, very therapeutic at the moment, it’s helping to keep the black dog at bay. The only cleaning and polishing I’m not that keen on are the wheels, they take feckin ages. Starting those soon.
newfhouse
Resolutely on topic
You’re good at this cleaning malarkey @EltonFrog . I wish I had your patience.
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
yeah wheels are the hardest and usually have the worst chrome too
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EltonFrog
Legendary Member
The chrome on the rear looks ropey, and I might have to dismantle the SA three speed hub, it still feels claggy.
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
i flushed the hub several times over several days,
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EltonFrog
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Yeah, doing that, maybe I’m not doing it right.
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
may just be more gunged up than mine was, as you say its an excuse to strip it down
chriswoody
Legendary Member
- Location
- Northern Germany
This is coming up great, should look really good when it's finished.
I've never stripped a Sturmy Archer hub, but I've stripped an old Sachs torpedo 3 speed amongst others.
I think there all fairly similar, having access to old tech documents helps a lot as well as photos as you go. You've got the expertise and time so go for it, you know you want to!
I've never stripped a Sturmy Archer hub, but I've stripped an old Sachs torpedo 3 speed amongst others.
I think there all fairly similar, having access to old tech documents helps a lot as well as photos as you go. You've got the expertise and time so go for it, you know you want to!
