Rusty bike frame

Hi,

I'm thinking of getting my frame to look like the ones below - anyone know how I can achieve this without the rust damaging it.

Thanks.

Hi,

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3619/25828746992975172eecb.jpg

See the way the toptube is less rusty... do you really want rust crotch? Leave it out to rust for a while and then hav it lacquered over the rust with a clearcoat ;)

I did think of that but wouldn't the rust eat away at the frame?

If that doesn't go to plan I may paint the frame in copper...

Ask your local crust punks..

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Question answered.

rust is bike cancer and bike AIDS combined - its bad for the frame but like cancer and AIDS not fatal - from those shots i would say the second one doesnt have clearcote on it. I think it would take quite a long time for a bike to totally rust away unless like me you live by the sea. Incidently have you thought about putting your bike in the sea?

From my limited knowledge of random custom vw's, if you want to rust stuff quickly then apparently piss is the way forward. Rusts up in a day or two, then buff it smooth and clearcoat.
Still gonna kill your frame in the end tho.

Cant even drive and I want that....

So you could piss on your frame while in the sea? or i could piss on it.. Im always pissing

See the way the toptube is less rusty... do you really want rust crotch? Leave it out to rust for a while and then hav it lacquered over the rust with a clearcoat ;)

Oooohhh....I like very much....is NIIIIICCCEE!!!!

My mum's neighbour had an old Raleigh frame lying around and let me have it for free (uncharacteristic, she says, as he's usely a tight £unt). Couldn't really be arsed with re-painting it....think this could be the way to go.

Could this be used on the outside of a frame?

if that is a serious question...wd40 on outside should do the trick.

Does framesaver not react with the metal to form a coating?

i am not of the knowledge.

From bike radar
Steel frames are great but as tubing has become thinner, they can rot through alarmingly quickly. A few capfuls of motor oil are a good general precaution but not nearly enough for very thin tubes. Frame saver comes in a surprisingly small aerosol which promises to coat several frames. First off, wear old clothes, cover exposed areas of skin and find somewhere with good ventilation and ensure you have good access to a rag to clean off any spillages.
Shake the can for a minute or so and with the seat post removed spray a liberal blast into the frame and then and rotate it in the air. This is where frame saver caught me unawares, racing through the tubes. I hadn't plugged a breathe hole sufficiently and droplets of the fluid splashed onto the sleeve of an old shirt. Within a few seconds I felt a nasty burning sensation against the skin.
Do not be tempted to insert the straw into the tubes as this pressure build up can cause the liquid to spray back from the hole- you only have one pair of eyes!
*Having given a liberal application, it's best the holes are plugged and then, if possible, the frame left to cure overnight. Ceeway suggest machines in heavy service should be given periodic reapplication via the seat tube just to be sure. When applied to a 'virgin' frameset, it cures to a golden honey colour similar to that of fresh motor oil. However, it did react with my older frame with a white powdery residue when the Framesaver dried. Whilst it works best on an untreated frame, it can be applied directly to frames, which have had previous treatments and oil or other automotive corrosion inhibitors inside them.*
£10 is a small price for peace of mind, 125g will service a few frames and is a lot cheaper than having tubes replaced because it's rusted through.

Could throw up some interesting results.

I'm sure I once heard something about using yoghurt, the 'alive' kind. The bacteria speed up the process, or something? That might have been for growing moss on garden ornaments though.

never heard of somebody wanting their frame to be more rusty...

The rat look VW guys use a 50/50 mixture of bleach and vinegar to speed up surface rust, something to do with the chemical reactions taking place. I've heard of people wiping oil on their cars over winter to protect them, but any raw frame without a lacquer on it is going to rub rust/oil on your clothes .

You can buy spray on rust, it's like a paint people use it to theft proof their bike

The best way is linseed oil varnish. This preserves the rust under a hermetic layer. The expensive metode would be owatrol, but I find not as pretty...

I've heard you can buy paint that makes it look rusty.. Does something to the metal meaning the surface rusts and then stops. You can then clearcoat to protect it. It may be safer than all the other suggestions as it's tried and tested..

http://www.rustypaint.co.uk/process.html

Quite some prep.
No comment re. depth of the gene pool...