Even after my usual wipe down with armor all wipes the Trek was filthy so I did the old soap water with a brush method.
Since I couldn't knock the headset cups out as I normally would I wiped them down and then finished with the dremel and a brass wire brush.
Then I taped off the rust spots, there were more them than I originally thought, and the frame was ready for the Naval Jelly treatment.
A rusty spot like this, turned out...
.. like this, bare metal. Rinse and repeat.
While I was down to the frame I took the opportunity to frame saver the inside of the tubes and fork.
The next thing to do is paint over the bare metal, to that end I spent a couple of $ and downloaded an app to my phone that picks up colors and tells you the code;. hex, pantone etc. The problem I found is the app has trouble settling on one color, it cycles through a number of them and depending on the light the options can change, but it did give me a range. I thought I would try for automotive touch up paint this time out and after trying 3 local auto parts stores I ended up ordering a color I hope is a decent match off Amazon. It will be here on Thursday and I can touch up the frame. In the mean time I have plenty of parts to clean while I wait for the paint.
Clean, kill rust. Smile, Repeat.
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