Anyone know how to treat greaseburns?

hi, i got some rust etc. around head set and BB. Apparently they are grease burns! I dunno, the frame is a lurrvvvly.... i don't want to do a resray as it would devalue the frame apparently too! Any tricks or ideas welcome, send you all a treat in the post if you do.

pNever herd of it. Metal is usually store with a coating of oil of grease to stop rust but it may be possible I don't know any thing about hte chemistry.

Pictures may help do judge the rust..

Try some WD40 + a brass wire brush + elbow grease... oops, sorry - thats for chrome.
might work though.. if the brass brush threatens to scratch the paint - switch to something softer, (cotton bud in a hammer-drill)
Also: http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-336002.html
Don't forget the framesaver: http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/tools/cycling-tools/chain-lubricant/product/frame-saver-10220

(cotton bud in a hammer-drill)
hahaha

yeah I never heard of this either. how can I get pics up on this for you to view?? I think it is purely rust, so can I treat that?? Cotton buds indeed!! haahahah this is a naga frame I'm not gonna take any hammer drill anywhere near it except maybe in privacy at the bus stop line in some old pants.

to get pics up velocity boy has it all explained. photos will need to be hosted online first:
http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/15/how-to-post-photos/#Item_11

ok thanks i'll try that

:-) ALSO try googling for Oxalic Acid - it is apparently good for removing rust from chrome plating.
Pics are great to see the extent of the rust. If it is only small patches then I think using a dremel + wire-brush to remove it, then a quick application of rust preventor (like they sell for old cars), then touch-up the original colour with some nail polish / enamel paint (can get lots of colours from model/toy shops.)

I think what you have is dried grease. All the light residues have evaporated leaving you a residue that looks like burnt on grease (you get something similar on the edges of frying pans and in ovens).
Does this sond right to you?

What you need is a solvent which will dissolve the grease, but not mark the paint (however, I would guess that the paint will be faded under the grease marks).
I would first suggest cloth soaked in WD40 and left in contact with the grease mark for a few hours, then remove with a sharpened piece of wood (either a "lolly stick" sharpened to a knife edge or a tooth pick).

If this doesn't work, try a cotton wool pad soaked in acetone (but check to see if it attacks the paint first) or possibly some citrus based degreaser.

The aim is to soften the grease and then scrape it off with something softer than the paint. Finally repolish with something like T-cut to get a nice glossy finish again.