Grease and/or oil work fine as well. I've greased the inside of steerer tubes for 40 years and not had any rust problems. On steel frames, I used to just shoot some aerosol lube (anything that leaves an oil residue) down the tubes with the same effect. Nothing wrong with frame saver type products, but I don't believe that they are necessary.Mel Erickson said:
Well, just two examples would be TriFlow and WD-40. Note that I said you just need something that leaves behind an oil residue. I don't think of WD-40 as a good lube, but it does work to prevent rust. TriFlow certainly is a good lube, and works well too. I'm guessing that if I went to the lube section of any hardware store, auto store, or big-box "all mart" store, I would find a shelf of various kinds of spray lubes.physasst said:
Visitor302 said:
The difference is that the "paint over rust" stuff actually contains a reducing agent so that it chemically reacts with the rust. Once that is done, you can paint over the stuff, sort of like it was a primer. This is more effective than trying to mechanically remove the rust, since that task is nearly impossible. If there is ANY rust left, then the new paint won't bond well, which leads to peeling, and you know the rest. Any paint will develop pinholes with time and so lead to rust underneath unless there is some sort of protective barrier. This is what a good coat of primer is all about. I rode a steel frame for 10 years/60K miles and though there were numerous nicks in the pain, the primer job was so good that there never was a speck of rust. My brother-in-law still rides this bike, 9 years later, and still no rust.Touch0Gray said:
