Soak them in citric acid overnight. It’ll come off with a Brillo pad.
1100Wien on
I would just buy new bars!
They aren’t that expensive……”could” be way more expensive (and painful) if your bars snap while riding!
flabby_american on
In general. No.
If they become eroded where they could snap, sure.. but that would take years of actual use.
No need to be worried. Cosmetic issue .
AttorneyOk4808 on
Are they cheap bars? I used to have raw bars and they were fine. The welds on yours don’t look great though
Fuzzy-Butterscotch86 on
If they were good bars I’d say scrub them with a steel wire brush till the rust is gone, spray them black where the paint strips, and hit them with sealant if the rust isn’t too advanced.
But, since I saw you say they are stock Haro bars I’ll just suggest you grab new ones. I’m not bagging on Haro, or stock bars, but bars in general are a part that’s worth spending money on. They wouldn’t be the first part I’d replace on a Haro, but they wouldn’t stick around too long.
SloppySquatchy on
stop sweating lol
OnlyCommentWhenTipsy on
yah they’re fine. Wire wheel or steel wool will make it good as new.
Reen1980 on
Clean it up with some rustof
Legitimate-Cow2843 on
Your main concern is if its dangerous. The short answer is it could be, but its unlikely.
Hi-ten steel, or high tensile steel often found in lower quality frames or parts will rust faster than 4130 or 4140 because it doesnt have the chromium and alloying elements in it…
Hit it with some penetrating oil, wd 40 or even some pumice soap and scrub it with a brass brush or some wire whool. If its just on the surface and can be taken off without going to sand paper its totally fine.
If you have deep, pours holes in the metal, toss it. The structural integrity has been compromised from corrosion to some degree and the risk isnt worth the cost of aftermarket bars.
Take your bar ends off and blow through your bars into a paper towel… if you have any flakes or chunks of rust, toss the bars..they can hold moisture and rust/corrode from the inside…that why i paint the inside of my bars out of the box.
When you get a new set of bars out of the box, hit it with spray paint till it dribs out the other side. Its just extra insurance.
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Soak them in citric acid overnight. It’ll come off with a Brillo pad.
I would just buy new bars!
They aren’t that expensive……”could” be way more expensive (and painful) if your bars snap while riding!
In general. No.
If they become eroded where they could snap, sure.. but that would take years of actual use.
No need to be worried. Cosmetic issue .
Are they cheap bars? I used to have raw bars and they were fine. The welds on yours don’t look great though
If they were good bars I’d say scrub them with a steel wire brush till the rust is gone, spray them black where the paint strips, and hit them with sealant if the rust isn’t too advanced.
But, since I saw you say they are stock Haro bars I’ll just suggest you grab new ones. I’m not bagging on Haro, or stock bars, but bars in general are a part that’s worth spending money on. They wouldn’t be the first part I’d replace on a Haro, but they wouldn’t stick around too long.
stop sweating lol
yah they’re fine. Wire wheel or steel wool will make it good as new.
Clean it up with some rustof
Your main concern is if its dangerous. The short answer is it could be, but its unlikely.
Hi-ten steel, or high tensile steel often found in lower quality frames or parts will rust faster than 4130 or 4140 because it doesnt have the chromium and alloying elements in it…
Hit it with some penetrating oil, wd 40 or even some pumice soap and scrub it with a brass brush or some wire whool. If its just on the surface and can be taken off without going to sand paper its totally fine.
If you have deep, pours holes in the metal, toss it. The structural integrity has been compromised from corrosion to some degree and the risk isnt worth the cost of aftermarket bars.
Take your bar ends off and blow through your bars into a paper towel… if you have any flakes or chunks of rust, toss the bars..they can hold moisture and rust/corrode from the inside…that why i paint the inside of my bars out of the box.
When you get a new set of bars out of the box, hit it with spray paint till it dribs out the other side. Its just extra insurance.