How to deal with rust

id love to have it done proffesionaly, but im poor and the frame is probably worth nothing so i dont want to go spending money on it, this is strictly a diy effort.

i started sanding it with a 240 grit paper today, but its not really corse enough, its taking me too long to sand down. im going to try somthing corser tomorow.

I just treated myself to a jar of crab paste for my birthday...I was casually perusing the ingredients when I noticed the colouring is "iron oxide"....weird.

If you find a good powder coaters its actually very cheap.

Mine is £15, including chemical strip, grit blast & powder coat.
I think the forums favourite armoutex prefers groups buys of the same colour though for best value.

If your trying to do it yourself avoid very rough sandpapers.

Use a wire brush & plenty of WD40 to begin with. (find one that fits in the seattube etc too)

Then go to a good hardware suppliers, the kind that supplies to small scale workshops & garages etc.

Ask for some emery paper to use on metal, they have this stuff which feels very smooth, but is EXTREMELY abrasive on metal. Its like magic, but I never learned its proper name.

After using the rough stuff, switch to wire wool soaked in WD40.

After youve finished, you need to decide what your plans are quickly as the bare metal will rust up again. If your planning to rattle can paint it you will need to clean off all the WD40, leave frame in warm place over night to become bone dry.

Then primer it.

and winston: Iron Oxide is used as a RED colouring in foods. There is actually a lot of Iron in many foods especially fortified cereals. If you mash up some rice crispies/cornflakes etc and use a magnet you can colect a little mound of raw iron.