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'59 White Corvette, A Gentle Restoration

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Funny you mention that. Just yesterday did a Evaporust Gel test on a chainguard. The gel was pretty thick so it stuck well. I used a foam brush to move it around. You only leave it on for a couple of hours. I did 2 applications on this. This one was bad on the back but pretty good paint so a good test. Not going to make it perfect but it looks a lot better to me. See what you think.

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That is a FANTASTIC result! I will definitely have to do that with the guard. I will put on a good coat of matte clear on the back to seal it from rusting again.

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evapo rust is one of the great thing to recently come around,things that were struggled with for years are now fairly ez
 
I hate to spray anything permanent on an original bike. A light coat of machine oil or Johnson's paste wax is a better alternative and if it stays inside you should never have to worry about rust again. V/r Shawn
 
I hate to spray anything permanent on an original bike. A light coat of machine oil or Johnson's paste wax is a better alternative and if it stays inside you should never have to worry about rust again. V/r Shawn

Thing is, I plan to ride this finely-aged beauty. It will be stored inside, but taken out. Only reason I am clearing the back of the guard, is there will be no chrome left once that rust is gone. Bare metal can rust with just moisture. Also, the clear coat will not be visible once assembled.

I will likely use the wax on the bare spots of the frame though.
 
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The weather was decent, so I brought the bike outside for some paint restoration. Still a ways to go, but so far so good! I used water, and several Mr. Clean Magic Erasers on the paint. I used green Scotch-Brite pads on the really rough spots, and Dr. Bronners soap and a clean wrap on the decals. I chose an old sock, and wrapped it around the tubes and let the soap work.

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I strongly suggest using some Bar Keepers cleanser and a green kitchen pad, preferably an old used one, unless you need more scrubbing power which it appears you need.

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On the decals I use Turtle Wax Polishing Compound in the black bottle. I invert an old white Hanes sock and put it on my hand. Put a dab of the polish on the sock and gently wipe the decal with one finger starting on the outside dead clear areas first to see how much effort it takes to clean it up. Keeping the "sock" wet with polish gently wipe the decal with one finger until you like what you see. ;)
 
And the above is precisely what is in store next. I figured the Magic Eraser and Dr Bronners would be least abrasive, and I could go up from there.
 
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