Some oil gunk on components, and little tiny spots of rust on the chrome. How should I clean both? Accidentally got a bit of a nice find with the shimano dura ace gen 1, so want to do a proper job to preserve it and get it nice and clean. Any advice would be helpful!!
by Important-Market5465
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People will disagree (totally valid) but I will typically use very diluted soap and a low strength power washer on all my bikes. Fast, gets all the detailed spots and I’ve never had paint damage.
I mean whatever you do, do it 80’s cleaning montage style.
Dunk the whole bike in Triflow, BikeFarmer style.
For the pot/rust marked steel: aluminum foil crumpled up and rub it like you’re sanding it.
You’re welcome America.
Beautiful bike right there, definitely a keeper!. For oil gunk on components you can use lemon/citrus base dish washing soap, its a natural safe de-greaser. Soak it for a minutes then brush the parts; chain, RD cogs, cassette, chain ring and etc. For rust on chrome i used tooth brush soak with WD40 then scrub on concentrated rust spot so it wouldn’t scratch nearby chrome. For seat material, hoods, handlebar grip and even tires i used some clear shoe wax.
Ive applied turtle wax chome polish using 0000 steel wool to remove rust spots with great success.
https://youtu.be/zxBTVU9JDrA?si=yfyoYa3N3CcK9HHg
Watch the first five minutes. This is the way it’s done.
Edit: actually it’s more like 50-55 years old.