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85Tecate
11-19-2009, 08:55 PM
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af297/bspoores/Carrier.jpg

I thought this was just a factory silver painted carrier on ebay that needed paint. When i got it in the mail today the thing is chrome! Should i try to steel wool the rust off and repolish or should i go ahead and PC it with the rest of the parts?. I think it will look great against a black swinger....But the rust is whats stopping me so far. This has like new bearings and seals so if i pc'd it i may or may not destroy the seals, setting me back 35 more bucks or so. Opinions?
mike1979
11-19-2009, 09:01 PM
That thing is totally worth saving, get the steel wool!
litebulblsc
11-19-2009, 09:01 PM
Pull the seals and bearings out and sent it to get re chromed
85Tecate
11-19-2009, 09:02 PM
Pull the seals and bearings out and sent it to get re chromed

That isnt an option. I dont know anywhere around here that chromes. It was a thought though for sure!
charger
11-19-2009, 09:06 PM
id steel wool that thing it doesnt look to bad from the pic so you should be able to save it
85Tecate
11-20-2009, 01:56 PM
I will try the steel wool and see if it works.
oldskool83
11-20-2009, 02:01 PM
use 0000 grade. just did it on my dirtbike forks to remove some pitting and it came out pretty well.
SYKO
11-20-2009, 02:23 PM
clean it up and order some chrome and polished metal clear from eastwood to keep it looking that way all the time.
harryredtrike
11-20-2009, 03:34 PM
clean the rust,and seal it with a clear coat.
85Tecate
11-20-2009, 03:42 PM
Thanks for the replys guys, im gonna try the steel wool.
Jeepermc
11-20-2009, 05:39 PM
SOS Pad FTW.........
85Tecate
11-20-2009, 05:44 PM
SOS Pad FTW.........

The metal one, right? not the green plastic things... I think i used one of those on an old chrome BMX frame years ago. It worked remarkebly well...
Jeepermc
11-20-2009, 05:48 PM
yeah...Metal SOS pad with the soap in it already.... Basically steel wool with soap...Soap protects from scratches.... They do work remarkably well on chrome....
85Tecate
11-20-2009, 06:08 PM
yeah...Metal SOS pad with the soap in it already.... Basically steel wool with soap...Soap protects from scratches.... They do work remarkably well on chrome....

Sounds good. Thats exactly what i used on that old BMX frame and it turned out very well. It was pretty darn rusty...
Bryan Raffa
11-20-2009, 11:33 PM
Sos!!!:d :d :d :d