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Old 26-11-2005, 07:40 PM
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having read the posts on Mr Sheen, nice little fella but will not stop your tube from rusting, people think that rust starts by direct metal to air contact, not true, even the final coat of paint on your OTA is pourous and will absorb moisture.
whether your tube is protected against rust all comes down to the preparation and primer used underneath, the rust you see is the result of many months or years of oxidisation and there will generally be surface rust under the paint in other areas waiting to erupt later on, you can treat the rust with a converter of some sort and ideally Deoxidine but you cannot seal the surface with sprays or waxes because they themselves are pourous also if the tube has been badly prepared it will rust on the inside eventually anyway.
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