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stem allen key bolt cleaning
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April 20, 2006, 12:32 AM »
Anyone got a magic way to de-rust the head of the allen key bolts that go into the stem ?
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April 20, 2006, 12:33 AM »
dremmel ?.
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dave the bmxing gypo
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April 20, 2006, 10:33 AM »
What stem you got, you can get identical bots for quite a few stems from your friendly local hardware store for about 20p each. Nice and shiny and new.
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David
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April 20, 2006, 01:21 PM »
stainless too
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April 20, 2006, 02:31 PM »
Thats right. Unless you're a hardcore restorer I'd just buy a new set.
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April 20, 2006, 04:57 PM »
anywhere online?
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Jazzchimp
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April 20, 2006, 04:59 PM »
One thing I have done in the past which works well is place the bolt into a hand drill (on screwdriver mode) and hold a bunch of wire will round it then switch it on (watch your fingers please)
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billstup
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April 20, 2006, 05:31 PM »
Clean with 3 in 1 oil
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danny silverstreak
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April 20, 2006, 05:43 PM »
GET A STEM PAD
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April 20, 2006, 11:14 PM »
Has anyone tried soaking them in vinegar? I don't know where I heard it, but it's supposed to work
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David
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April 21, 2006, 12:08 AM »
Vinegar cleaned the green shite off me Mini's fusebox, that was copper mind
Soak the bolts in some dilluted limescale remover for a couple of day's, that WILL work. That's what I do.
Or just buy some rust remover
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Zippy
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April 21, 2006, 08:57 AM »
I love cleaning up old bits and restoring them to as close the the original condition as possible, however I can also see the chuck it in the bin and buy new side of things as well.
I've got a few bit's and peices being restored by myself at the moment and I'm enjoying doing it but I do at times think it would be easier to just buy a new imaculate set instead.
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Rombloke
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do one
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April 21, 2006, 04:23 PM »
wood bleach mixed in water.....soak the part over night, then gently rub the rust away with a scotch brite cloth to reveal nice new metal.
this is also known as oxcilic acid....i shouldnt really do this link but im gonna have to
http://www.vintagebmx.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=004702
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