Restoring old bike

[DEATHMASTER]

So a little inspired by Dan's adventures, I'm wanting to restore my old bike. It hasn't been ridden in probably 5 years or more and been hanging upside down under my deck (exposed to the weather). Right now it has rust on the metal parts. What should I do about the chain especially? It seems to be 100% coated with rust. I'm thinking that WD40 is just too easy and probably bad. Oh and it's a Huffy Backwater.

 

[VirusType2]

LOL HUFFY

WD40 disolves grease. You want grease. WD40 is ghetto mechanics duct tape, and it's a temporary fix. ER- maybe it will help dissolve the rust, idk


You need a new chain, or soak that shit in a bowl of oil for a couple days. Rust needs to be chipped off though so .. you may just need a new one, and that requires a link puller tool also, because a chain isn't likely to come custom sized for you.

Might just want to take it to a bike shop...

actually, you might want to get a new bike, because you can get a brand new bike for like $80 at wal-mart and the chain deal is going to cost you at least 30 including installation - if your lucky


If 80 or 100 is too much, I'd try to salvage the chain by coating it with a can of All in One oil or something. It should still work but it will just be orange.

When I was about 13 I built bikes before out of the highest quality components. I could stand on the seat and ride down the street. bitches see me rollin'. they hatin'

 

[MJ12]

Lol, I was inspired by Dan's Adventure too. But I've always rode my bike because I don't have a car. So almost every day is an adventure for me... in the annoying city streets.

 

[VirusType2]

I'm going to get a gasoline powered unicycle

 

[Adabiviak]

What kind of riding are you planning on doing? Also, send a pic of the bike. I'd flat replace the chain, but the rest may depend on the condition.

 

[Direwolf]

If you're after grease you can find it in probably any hardware store. They usually sell it in cardboard tubes, and if you're not afraid to get dirty you can just take one end off the tube and use your hand to spread it along the chain.

 

[Mellish]

Buy a new bike.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Tried WD40 on a non-chain rusted part, seems to work good enough for that.

The bike


The rust


After using WD40 on a part


Sums it up

 

[Lizardizzle]

no wai could WD40 get rid of that much rust!











right?

 

[DEATHMASTER]

It could work if I got some heavy duty thing to clean with, the greenside of a sponge gets torn to bits. Anyone know if CLR or Lime-a-way would make it easier for the sponge thingy. Or recommend a better rag or something.

 

[VirusType2]

use steel wool, and use some kind of gloves so you don't get rusty wool embedded in your hands

you can get steel wool in the dish washing supplies isle at a dept store. get the kind without soap if possible, but I don't think it will matter too much.


then use some oil like i suggested. It should say what it's good for on the can.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

I used some white vinegar like some site suggested, it seemed to do it about 75% of the way after 2 applications. I used the back of a sponge again but it was one I found lying on the grass for some reason, really old looking. I'll see if I can do more but it seems like the biggest problem now would be the gears that the chain is on, they're rather thorny and seem to be a lot harder. I know we have steel wool so I'll give it a go.