Question for DU mechanically inclined types - product to get rust off...

[Shakespeare]

...of metal, specifically a bicycle chain. Is there a product I can use that'll take it off, or should I just resign myself to an afternoon using a wire brush?

[Shakespeare]

1. Kick....

anybody? :-(

[Spider Jerusalem]

4. This stuff:

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=2584&familyName=Naval+Jelly&history=l2eeu29t%7Cother%7CfreeText%7ENaval%2BJelly%2B8%2BOz%5Epage%7EGRID

[Shakespeare]

7. THANK YOU! Now I remember that stuff.

I need to clean up a bike I'm selling, and the chain needs to be more cosmetically presentable. :-)

[mduffy31]

2. I have always heard that Coca-Cola works

But other than that I am not sure.

[bettyellen]

3. yes there's gunk they sell in hardware stores...

called royal? or naval? jelly. some kind of pink jelly,
they'll know at the hardware. you'lll still need the brush, and then dry it well and oil that puppy up.

[flvegan]

5. Toothpaste.

Seriously. I'll bet a quick Google says I'm right.

[PittPoliSci]

6. i always used wd-40, but i don't know how permanent that is of a solution.

[matcom]

8. i wanna copycat this thread SO BAD!

:P

[Shakespeare]

11. It does beg for it, doesn't it? n/t

[BrotherBuzz]

9. Just oil it up and wipe off excess....

Rust won't necessarily affect the moving parts of the chain. If rust is extreme and some links are stiff,just wiggle and work them free. If it's really trashed just replace with a new one (new chains are not expensive).

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. If I want to get rust off of something...

I use a wire brush and a product called (I think) rustbullet.

Haven't used in on a bicycle chain though.