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| Re: Rust On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:52:06 -0700, Matthew wrote: > I've noticed a little bit of rust on the outside of my frame. Is this > something that can affect the performance/life of my bike (it's in an > area that's hard to see, so I don't care about apperance) If so, what > should I do about it? sand/emory-board/steel-wool it and throw some touch up paint or your wife's nail polish on it and stop worrying.  I'd worry more about corrosion I couldn't see, have a peek in both the seat and head tubes and give'em a spritz of something exotic like wd-40 to keep the gremlins at bay. |
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| Re: Rust On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:52:06 -0700, Matthew wrote: > I've noticed a little bit of rust on the outside of my frame. Is this > something that can affect the performance/life of my bike (it's in an > area that's hard to see, so I don't care about apperance) If so, what > should I do about it? sand/emory-board/steel-wool it and throw some touch up paint or your wife's nail polish on it and stop worrying. I'd worry more about corrosion I couldn't see, have a peek in both the seat and head tubes and give'em a spritz of something exotic like wd-40 to keep the gremlins at bay. |
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| Re: Rust On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:52:06 -0700, Matthew wrote: > I've noticed a little bit of rust on the outside of my frame. Is this > something that can affect the performance/life of my bike (it's in an > area that's hard to see, so I don't care about apperance) If so, what > should I do about it? sand/emory-board/steel-wool it and throw some touch up paint or your wife's nail polish on it and stop worrying. I'd worry more about corrosion I couldn't see, have a peek in both the seat and head tubes and give'em a spritz of something exotic like wd-40 to keep the gremlins at bay. |
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06-10-2004, 11:05 AM
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| Re: Rust On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:52:06 -0700, Matthew wrote: > I've noticed a little bit of rust on the outside of my frame. Is this > something that can affect the performance/life of my bike (it's in an > area that's hard to see, so I don't care about apperance) If so, what > should I do about it? sand/emory-board/steel-wool it and throw some touch up paint or your wife's nail polish on it and stop worrying. I'd worry more about corrosion I couldn't see, have a peek in both the seat and head tubes and give'em a spritz of something exotic like wd-40 to keep the gremlins at bay. |
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06-10-2004, 11:05 AM
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| Re: Rust On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:52:06 -0700, Matthew wrote: > I've noticed a little bit of rust on the outside of my frame. Is this > something that can affect the performance/life of my bike (it's in an > area that's hard to see, so I don't care about apperance) If so, what > should I do about it? sand/emory-board/steel-wool it and throw some touch up paint or your wife's nail polish on it and stop worrying. I'd worry more about corrosion I couldn't see, have a peek in both the seat and head tubes and give'em a spritz of something exotic like wd-40 to keep the gremlins at bay. |
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