It's going to vary by the actual material you are cleaning. If you have chromed parts, you have to watch that you don't remove the chrome layer. For regular aluminum there's not that specific issue, although if it's a highly polished finish, things won't match. Very fine steel wool is a good place to start.
It also depends a lot on how badly things are oxidized. I've used Flitz on aluminum parts which were polished and had acceptable results. For general restoration questions such as this, you might want to check through the iBob list archives as well, and I think there may still be a bicycle restoration group over on Yahoo. There's a good deal of knowledge posted out there already. best of luck with your Trek, - Jim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/EY0jwaS7NvwJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
