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How To Remove Rust From Your Bicycle | Clean Your Bike With Household Products - YouTube
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- Now rust is a terrible thing.
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Once it appears, you
know you're in trouble.
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It's not just gonna disappear
or fall off magically,
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nope none of that.
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It's not that common these
days on modern bikes,
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modern pieces of equipment,
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but it can still happen.
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Well, maybe in fact,
you've got an old part
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that you're trying to
restore to its formal glory.
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Let's see if we can combat it.
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So, how can we actually get rid of rust?
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Well, you can try keeping your bike
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clean and dry at all times.
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Not that practical though for those of us
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who like to ride a bike, is it?
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Especially if you ride it a lot.
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However, today we're gonna see
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if we've got two products
that are available worldwide,
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well practically anyway,
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there's a couple of
countries that don't sell
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one of the products.
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And they're also available
at a very low cost.
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So, today we're gonna
see if this white vinegar
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or this sparkling soft drink
with vegetable extracts
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combusts the rust.
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Or just clean it off.
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So, what are you gonna need for this?
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Some of this,
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a very well known soft drink.
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If you can't get that,
which is quite surprising,
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I think there's only two
countries in the world
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that don't sell it,
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some of this, white vinegar.
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Available in grocery stores
and supermarkets worldwide.
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Not a problem with that.
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A little container to put the fluid into,
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some aluminium foil, or aluminium.
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And an old toothbrush
always comes in handy.
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So first up, I'm gonna try the soft drink
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and the method, very simple,
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you simply pour into a little container.
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Pretty cheap so you can put in a fair bit.
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Rip off some of your foil,
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fold up a little bit,
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you want the shiniest
side facing outwards,
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dip it into the soft drink,
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and then simply a case of
rubbing it onto the part
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where the rust is.
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Now the level of rust will determine
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how much elbow grease, or how much effort,
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you're gonna have to put into it.
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But you'll see straight
away that that rust
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comes off very easily.
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So, just keep going and
soon it'll come off nicely.
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Right.
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So, I've got this soft drink,
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I've got the aluminium foil,
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I've got a rusty bike,
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let's see if we can get rid of that rust.
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As you can see I've found
another rusty old relic.
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I'm gonna see if the soft drink
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can get rid of the rust
of Mr. Tom Last's bike.
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(downtempo music)
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Now if you've got some small parts
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that are heavily corroded with rust,
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may well be worthwhile
actually just putting them in,
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submerging them for a few hours,
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and then removing them,
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and then with a toothbrush,
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and your foil, actually working that
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around and trying to get that rust off.
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Helps actually get into all those
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nooks and crannies of the parts.
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So once you're finished
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make sure that you give whatever it is
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you've been busting the rust from
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a good clean with water
and dry it thoroughly.
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I have actually heard of
things being dissolved
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if it's left in this for too long.
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It's quite scary really.
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Okay, so next up is the white vinegar.
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It's exactly the same
process as the soft drink.
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Simply a case of pouring
it into a container
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and then I recommend actually for this
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wearing a glove 'cause the vinegar
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does kick off a fair bit
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and you don't want your
hand smelling like that.
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It's not pleasant.
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And then, get yourself that
tin foil, or aluminium foil,
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aluminium foil, whatever
you want to call it,
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dip it in the vinegar, and then simply
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rub it onto the rust effected area.
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And it will come off with ease.
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I'm here with Dan Lloyd's
very own Schwinn Stingray.
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You may all recognise it
from one of the GCN videos.
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He's got a bit of rust here
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on his rear fender.
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So, I'm gonna see how the
white vinegar tackles it.
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Watch to find out.
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(downtempo music)
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Now for reference,
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for something like this,
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stainless steel bolt I wouldn't bother
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I would just go out and buy some new ones.
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It's much quicker, it's much easier,
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and you're not gonna get the same results
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as going out and buying some new ones.
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However, where I can recommend it
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is if you've got some bigger parts,
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some vintage parts,
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maybe an uncommon thread size,
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it's worth giving it a go.
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However, just be very cautious.
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The vinegar as well as the soft drink
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has a very high content of acid.
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So, that can actually tarnish,
or damage, the products
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and as previously said,
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if submerged for too long
can actually dissolve it.
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So, you don't want that happening.
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If you've got a vintage part, an old part,
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something that's valuable,
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basically if you can't
afford to lose that,
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then don't submerge it for too long.
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A short while, maybe
an hour, hour, or two,
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something like that, you'll be fine.
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But any longer than that,
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don't hold me responsible.
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So, I want to hear how you combat rust
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with or without household products
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down in the comments below.
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