I recall using a couple of blocks of wood a clamp and and an old tube used as a gasket to seal up the BB on a rusty old frame that I pick up. seemed to work okay, just make sure that the clamp is aligned well and I had the bike on a stand with a drip tray beneath it. -Andy
On Sunday, September 6, 2015 at 2:05:43 AM UTC-7, Peter Adler wrote: > > I recall reading a tip on one of the de-rustificator's websites (either > Metal Rescue or Evapo-Rust): Soak rags or paper towels in Metal rescue, > wrap it around the frame (and inside the BB shell), then seal the soaked > rags/towels in place with plastic wrap. Unwrap after desired exposure time. > > If you really want to get hung-ho with it, get a kid's wading pool, lay > the frame on its side, immerse in Metal Rescue. > > Peter "rust never sleeps, so total warfare is necessary" Adler > Berkeley, CA/USA > > On Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 7:25:26 PM UTC-7, drew wrote: >> >> *question 1-* anyone have recommendations for adequately closing up the >> bottom bracket hole to make it water tight? i was getting an increasingly >> leaky leak, preventing the metal rescue from sitting in the frame for the >> several hours it takes to dissolve the rust. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
