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How to take minor rust off these Mongoose Proclass Wheels??? 
#1 2009-11-05 8:25am
How to take minor rust off these Mongoose Proclass Wheels???
just purchased a expert and the wheelset is a bit beat up from time. rust n all.
anyone know any good solutions that could help me clean them up a bit without taking the whole hub off and getting it relaced?
any info will be greatly appreciated!
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#2 2009-11-05 8:26am
Re: How to take minor rust off these Mongoose Proclass Wheels???
ox bath or # oooo steel wool
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#3 2009-11-07 10:42pm
Re: How to take minor rust off these Mongoose Proclass Wheels???
you call that minor? 
i'd agree on the oxalic bath and dip the whole thing as long as the hubs are steel. Good luck on the rear rim.
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#4 2009-11-07 10:50pm
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I'd re-lace if I were you. Try the tutorials here on building your own wheels. It's really not too difficult. It'll make saving those rims a lot easier.
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#5 2009-11-08 12:37am
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i actually am thinking of just getting ride of these. i found the same wheels from a buddy of mine that will sell em for about 50 bucks. for these i might just do what i can.
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#6 2009-11-08 1:06am
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Re: How to take minor rust off these Mongoose Proclass Wheels???
My buddy just went through the same thing. He spent 10 hours and 1 case of beer useing never dull. They look brand new.
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#7 2009-11-08 3:02am
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Re: How to take minor rust off these Mongoose Proclass Wheels???
i don't know if i would call that minor rust. minor rust i would say 0000 steel wool followed by some polish but in this case i would take the bearings and axles out clean out the old grease and put them in a ao bath. you really don't want to do that by hand. especially the spokes they will never look right if you try to do it by hand. even then that rust on that back rim is bad enough that it's right down top the steel so there won't be any chrome under there but if you do a good polish job you can kinda blend those spots with the chrome to get it pretty decent looking
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#8 2009-11-08 3:11am
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Re: How to take minor rust off these Mongoose Proclass Wheels???
wait lets think about this for a minute you hubs look like they are raw aluminum so tho oxy bath would eat those up. can they be protected with petrolium jelly or wax or something? ao bath might be a bad idea 
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