Removing rust from a vintage uni

A guy at work recently gave me an old unicycle that he just had laying
around, a Loyd to be exact. Well, the thing is covered in rust, so I'm
wondering what my best options are for cleaning this thing up and
restoring it to its full glory.


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Naval Jelly

http://tinyurl.com/2emkb


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Rust is macho. Only sissies ride rust-free unicycles.


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I would probably start with a wire brush or fine sandpaper - i guess it
really depends of you want to paint it or leave it rust free and do
nothing with it...


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I have a rusty Loyd also, but it's still in as-received condition.
Haven't tried messing with the rust but have instead let it accumulate
so far...

On the old Schwinns, the chrome is very strong so you can use harsh
methods without doing much damage. The Loyd chrome may not be quite so
indestructable. I'd recommend the naval jelly, possibly after a little
sanding to remove the big stuff. Not wire brush if you're trying to
preserve the chrome.

Follow the naval jelly with polishing; I've used chrome polish in the
past, but that's mostly to clean and protect chrome without problems. On
our Schwinns we used to just use steel wool and it was fine. Again,
check to make sure you aren't dulling the chrome.


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They make a spray paint/primer that magically converts RUST to a good
primer ready for more paint.

lazy man's solution!



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Okay, so I'll probably get some naval jelly and polish in the near
future and try to restore this guy. Getting the rust off the frame and
rim seems easy enough, it's the spokes that I'm not so sure about.
After all, I don't want to weaken these 40+ year old spokes any more
than I have to.


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+1 on the steel wool.


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