I have a vintage raleigh misty, with the spoke covered in rust, how do get them gleaming again. any

[rockberry777]

tool to suggest

 

[Paul J]

Wire wool (not brush) and a bit of elbow grease will get it off. Then use a bit of metal polish to protect the bare metal.

 

[Norm]

Aluminium foil (kitchen foil) and water.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Any of the above, or even a brillo pad

 

[MontyVeda]

if it just has the one spoke.... you may as well swap it for a shiny new one when you buy the rest

 

[compo]

if it just has the one spoke.... you may as well swap it for a shiny new one when you buy the rest

Rotton sod!

 

[biggs682]

+1 loads of elbow grease and wire wool

 

[Gravity Aided]

Vinegar will remove rust nicely , so will diet Cola and aluminium foil

 

[marshy39]

Peek metal polish does a good job of shining up

 

[black'n'yellow]

if the spokes were galvanised steel, then there is nothing you can do to get them 'gleaming' again, apart from replacing them with new ones. It is possible to remove the surface rust and return the spoke to bare metal - but that finish will last probably only a few days at best before going off. Metal polish will not 'protect' the finish, it will only make it shiny for a while...

 

[subaqua]

Wire wool (not brush) and a bit of elbow grease will get it off. Then use a bit of metal polish followed by a wax of some sorts to protect the bare metal.

metal polish cleans but doesn't protect, unless you have a new one with added wax.