How to deal with rust?

Evoke
Evoke Posts: 39
edited January 2008 in Road beginners
My friend purchased a second hand Giant fcr who was told it was 1 yr old. It is in good condition but has rust on the spokes where they go into the rim. What is the best thing to treat this?

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  • feel
    feel Posts: 800
    bit of wire wool then some oily fingers should sort them.
    We are born with the dead:
    See, they return, and bring us with them.
  • meagain
    meagain Posts: 2,331
    Personally I prefer to keep oil away from rims (other than with discs)!
    d.j.
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  • feel
    feel Posts: 800
    meagain wrote:
    Personally I prefer to keep oil away from rims (other than with discs)!
    So would i, i'm talking a thin smear not drips, sorry if not clear.
    We are born with the dead:
    See, they return, and bring us with them.
  • Ste_S
    Ste_S Posts: 1,173
    What wheels are they ? I'm surprised that there's rust on them. Most modern 'metal' wheels should be stainless steel spokes and Aluminum rims/hubs
  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Wire wool - it's probably some contaminant rather than rust - spokes should be stainless steel.
  • Peter Harrison
    Peter Harrison Posts: 189
    fossyant wrote:
    Wire wool - it's probably some contaminant rather than rust - spokes should be stainless steel.
    tell him to bin it - he's been sold a "pup"

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