*pictures added* Your favorite methods to address surface rust on a steel frame

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Originally Posted by warren128

Do you have any favorite methods and/or chemical solutions to address these minor surface rust concerns?

Evaporust.

Either use the jelly to spot treat, or use the liquid to soak paper towels and wrap the paper towels around the frame/cover the issue spots.

Regardless of which you use, if you wrap with some saranwrap, that will keep the jelly from moving or the paper towels from drying out. You can keep the stuff on there for hours and it wont harm the paint. Deep rust may require multiple treatments with you rubbing the spot with a cloth towel between treatments to physically remove any of the converted rust so the chemical can do its thing on the second treatment.


If you dont want to use touch up paint after the rust is removed, at least use clear nail polish. A permanent barrier is better than temporary wax.



Also- if you want to treat the whole frame, inside and out, just make a box that is about 6" wide, 4" deep, and 27" long. Tape boxes together, if you need. Line it with plastic(cut garbage bag is fine) and fill with evaporust. You can then submerge tubes into the solution and leave the frame there to sit for an hour or so per tube. It will attach rust both inside and outside each tube.
After each tube- drain the solution, wipe down with a wet towel, then wipe down with a dry towel.