bath time for vinatge beauty

[nitrohopper]

hey guys I have just bought an amazing 1974 bike for my lovely wife its in a bit of a bad way I have a huge tub but what can I use for the best results shes got quite a bit of surface rust and want to give it a couple of days to soak #
cheers in advance

[griff]

your wife has a lot of surface rust?

[oldschoolace]

 

Citric acid is the way to go! Much better than the oxalic stuff 

[nitrohopper]

I will let my wife know that when we are in Cleethorpes Griff and be sure and point you out bud !!!

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[griff]

Citric acid is the way to go! Much better than the oxalic stuff 

Might be kinder on her skin too

[nitrohopper]

nice griff
does anyone know roughly how much I would need to buy its quite a large tub

[In2bmx]

Photos please Lee 


 

your wife has a lot of surface rust?

 

[griff]

nice griff
does anyone know roughly how much I would need to buy its quite a large tub

being slightly more serious - there should be plenty of info on here, but one top tip is to fill plastic bottles with water and put them in the gaps (so you need less water to begin with). I would have a look but just about to leave the office...

[nitrohopper]

Thanks mate for all your help

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[McQUEEN]

nice griff
does anyone know roughly how much I would need to buy its quite a large tub

being slightly more serious - there should be plenty of info on here, but one top tip is to fill plastic bottles with water and put them in the gaps (so you need less water to begin with). I would have a look but just about to leave the office...

I hate to be a smarta**e, but you need the same amount of water if you fill the plastic bottles with water- you just need less citric acid bath water.

[griff]

nice griff
does anyone know roughly how much I would need to buy its quite a large tub

being slightly more serious - there should be plenty of info on here, but one top tip is to fill plastic bottles with water and put them in the gaps (so you need less water to begin with). I would have a look but just about to leave the office...

I hate to be a smarta**e, but you need the same amount of water if you fill the plastic bottles with water- you just need less citric acid bath water.

You know what I meant 
When I did an old frame before using oxalic acid we'd not long done the recycling so I used bricks to fill up the spaces between the frame tubes - they came up lovely and clean as well 

[griff]

Quick search & found this thread in the Tech/resto stickies...

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,178383.msg1797385.html#top