How do I protect against further damage?

[Puddles]

I have a couple of chips on my front mudguard on Bertha

What do I do to these to get rid of the rust and or protect against further damage where the chipping has happened?

She is powder coated steel

 

[Brandane]

Take rust off with small piece of wire wool, or sandpaper. Try not to scratch surrounding area! Apply clear lacquer coat to prevent rust. Touch up size lacquer with wee brush built in, available from most car spare shops like Halfords. You could also find a touch up to match the colour of the mudguards, which I can't make out on the pic.. (paint before lacquer if doing that).

 

[Puddles]

Take rust off with small piece of wire wool, or sandpaper. Try not to scratch surrounding area! Apply clear lacquer coat to prevent rust. Touch up size lacquer with wee brush built in, available from most car spare shops like Halfords. You could also find a touch up to match the colour of the mudguards, which I can't make out on the pic.. (paint before lacquer if doing that).

Thank you - they are black

 

[Brandane]

Thank you - they are black

In that case, if your not overly fussed about the finish, scrape or brush off the rust, then paint over with Hammerite smooth black. It is supposed to prevent rust.

 

[Puddles]

In that case, if your not overly fussed about the finish, scrape or brush off the rust, then paint over with Hammerite smooth black. It is supposed to prevent rust.

This is Bertha we are talking about She is only a baby at 2 months old, if I did this without care the contrary cow would probably slip gears and spit cogs out at a rate of knots, Bertha can be quite difficult at times if you upset her and she has only just (this morning) been patted nicely and had a talking to from the bike whisperer I forgot to ask him about how to do this in the chaos of a million other things being done.

 

[Puddles]

It's also part and parcel of riding getting dinks. Just keep it clean and dry when you store it and it'll be fine.

So if I go out in the rain, should I be drying her off with something before I put her away in the garage?

 

[Booyaa]

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So if I go out in the rain, should I be drying her off with something before I put her away in the garage?

es!! I used Egyptian cotton towels from Harrods to dry my hybrid.

(Not really)

 

[ceejayh]

So if I go out in the rain, should I be drying her off with something before I put her away in the garage?

It would probably be worth doing that this time of year while it's chilly because it'll take longer to dry off naturally.

Just a thought though...if the rust has started creeping through the metal, i.e. to the underside of the mudguard where you can't see it, it could be worth doing as Brandane said and wire wool or fine sandpaper the rusty area and apply smooth Hammerite to the whole mudguard. It'll also stop the rust spreading just in case you missed a bit while sanding down.

Great looking bike with the trailer btw .

 

[Steve Malkin]

So if I go out in the rain, should I be drying her off with something before I put her away in the garage?

That's where you're going wrong, you should bring it inside and dry it off in the lounge in front of the gas fire.

 

[Brandane]

So if I go out in the rain, should I be drying her off with something before I put her away in the garage?

GARAGE?? It should be kept under a lint free dust sheet in your spare bedroom, thermostatically controlled at 22C., with a dehumidifier on constantly.
As for taking it out in the rain, well - no wonder it is rusting away. Don't ever buy a carbon bike if you insist on such reckless behaviour .

 

[DooDah]

That's where you're going wrong, you should bring it inside and dry it off in the lounge in front of the gas fire.

And then put a duvet over her and a pillow under her bars

 

[Tim Hall]

Two things:

1. Don't anthropomorphise. Bikes hate that.

2. Nail varnish can be used to touch in small chips in the paint work. For black you might have to go to Whitby thobut.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Two things:

1. Don't anthropomorphise. Bikes hate that.

Strongly disagree. So do Boris, Gonzales and Mrs. Doubtfire

 

[themosquitoking]

And then put a duvet over her and a pillow under her bars

With linen bedsheets.

 

[Kies]

And the pillows should have duck feathers. My bikes complain when i use synthetic (cheap) pillows.