Hendrix Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Everyone gets it at some point, but I need to know what I can use to avoid getting rust on the bits where I've scratched my frame!Would a varnish sort it ? as Rust always leads to cracks in my eyes!Don't want to kick off, and the bike go into pieces Helpppp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 The majority of us have aluminium frames. - No rust. I suppose if you coated it all in lacquer then it'd be alright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 ffs, save up, get a decent bike and stop being so stupid. you know exactly what prevents rust, so does 99% of this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 (edited) wet n dry sand paper it down, respray then lacquer it Edited May 17, 2007 by mods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted May 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 save up and get a decent bike ?THIS IS A DECENT BIKE YOU DOOSH!I'm thinking of just lacquering the bits that have been scratched... and I didn't know what would do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 its an alloy frame you tit..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 hahahaahahaaahaahaaahahahahahaaaaah <3 you prawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 its an alloy frame you tit.....I thought that aswell dent no missions where steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTrialSpaz Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 its an alloy frame you tit..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 lmao, love you prawn and oh my god tom you tit hahaha. you will never live this down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTrialSpaz Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Hang on, when did Hendrixmaster get a proper bike?? Good on you Beats crappy £7 BMXs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cristoff Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Ali doesn't rust mate, but just re lacquer it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 You live in portsmouth, near the coast, salt in the air+aluminium, with its top layer of Al2O3 removed by a scratch=corrosion. End of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 You live in portsmouth, near the coast, salt in the air+aluminium, with its top layer of Al2O3 removed by a scratch=corrosion. End of.yeah, but not rust... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Yeah, but it could look like rust depending what forms, and it would have the same weakening effects, rust is just a name for corrosion of Iron by oxygen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTrialSpaz Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Yeh but rust is pourous and the entire frame will gradually fall apart whereas corroded alu will stop corroding at the point at which the scratch is which means there is very little/no noticable weakness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 You live in portsmouth, near the coast, salt in the air+aluminium, with its top layer of Al2O3 removed by a scratch=corrosion. End of.Not really anything to worry about though, due to a new layer forming on the scratched surface in a matter of seconds.And yeah, ain't gunna rust if its aluminium. If I'm right in thinking that missions are 6061 aluminium then there's really nothing to worry about, 6061s pretty resistant to corrosion, hence it being used in marine applications.Just get out and ride dude If you start to see some surface corrosion or rust anywhere on your bike, just give it a sand down and whack some paint on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOLO Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 rust is just a name for corrosion of Iron by oxygen.and wheres the iron content in an alu frame then !hahapeople really do need to just ride there bikes and not give a dam..go bash it, scratch it all over !!!!!dent it, crack it, go for it !!!iolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 (edited) and wheres the iron content in an alu frame then !hahapeople really do need to just ride there bikes and not give a dam..go bash it, scratch it all over !!!!!dent it, crack it, go for it !!!ioloHaha, exactly!Hate to mention the countless scratches and the odd dent that 24" masterpiece you made me is covered in :$ . Meh, better that its ridden than just looked at!And hendrixmaster, my frame IS steel, it is also covered in scratches, but I haven't been arsed to touch them up, and there not rusting. Same with my forks, gaping whole in the paint where they've been re-welded, and its still pretty shiny. Just the odd tiny pin willy sized bit of rust that I keep meaning to sand off. hahaEdit: moral of the story, if you scratch it, don't go running home in a hurry, rust takes time to form, its not just gunna pop up out of no-where!(Even though your frames aluminium, so wont rust! forks may though, but like I said. Meh, who cares, ride it, don't pet it.) Edited May 17, 2007 by Dont you Just Hate it When... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 go bash it, scratch it all over !!!!!dent it, crack it, go for it !!!and then rape it!leeson/iolo do steel frames maybe you got confused with them ahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 and wheres the iron content in an alu frame then !hahaAran I know you are not that thick, I was making the point that Alu can corrode just like Iron or Steel, it's just given a different name in some compounds.Guys, yes the Al2O3 forms VERY fast, but the impurities in it, where the Aluminium reacts with the salt in the air, will mean that the Al2O3 will eventually transform into whatever the salt is, I don;t want to have to bring REDOX into it, but if I have to I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 If your that bothered about your frame corroding then just get it galvanized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 (edited) Aran I know you are not that thick, I was making the point that Alu can corrode just like Iron or Steel, it's just given a different name in some compounds.Guys, yes the Al2O3 forms VERY fast, but the impurities in it, where the Aluminium reacts with the salt in the air, will mean that the Al2O3 will eventually transform into whatever the salt is, I don;t want to have to bring REDOX into it, but if I have to I will.Some brasso will fix that Seriously dude, its one teenie weenie layer of ally... stop worrying so much.... I rode my bare ally dirt jump frame in the sea a couple of years back... not just in the sea air... actually in the water. My frame never transformed into the salt, salt water, or even a giant robot. Its still not even been re-polished and is perfectly healthy. I think you need to get out more and stop living in a "theoretical world" Jeeze ... Edited May 17, 2007 by Krisboats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I'm not worried at all, I leave my frame alone, I don't mind if it has scratches, I'm just making the point that if you live near the sea you're likely to have ally's equivalent to rust, and that it is weaker than the usual aluminium oxide layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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