After Oa Soak

[Schwinn lover]

What is the best way to finish rims & fenders after a oxalic acid soak ? my rims look gray would chrome polish do it?

 

[fordmike65]

They were probably left in too long, etching & dulling down the chrome finish

 

[Schwinn lover]

I only had them in for 2 hours ,,, guess I can post some pics to show you

 

[Schwinn499]

How strong was the mix?

 

[Schwinn lover]

1 tablespoon per gallon used a small plastic pool like some show on this site 24 gallons put in 20 tablespoons ,,, thought is was fine for starters

 

[WES PINCHOT]

ANXIOUS TO SEE PICS!

 

[Dale Alan]

I have had that happen a few times,only thing I could figure was I did not rinse quick enough after taking from the bath.

 

[OhioJones]

Comes off easy with elbow grease and 000. Had the same issue recently. I may have left overnight. Ha!

 

[Robertriley]

Ford Mike is right. Either left in too long or too strong of a mixture

 

[Schwinn499]

From my experience it seems you dont necessarily need to keep a 1 to 1 ratio on the OA to water for larger volumes as you would for small volumes. I think 10tbls of OA would have been fine for 25 gallons of water. Also hot water works wonders, as well as periodic scrubbing of the parts with a scrub brush. Strong, small, short soaks I have found work best for me. Soap water and a scrub brush to finish immediately after the soak.