Rust Spots Appearing On Spokes...

[manx2day]

The spokes on my Gas Gas have started to show signs of rust where they go into the rims. Is there anyway of preventing the rust showing as much and or stopping it getting worse??

Cheers

[Guest bm bm]

now then/ have you tryed autosol and wire wool to remove rust? works well.all so use wd40 after you have rode bike on rims and spokes i use it on me mont wheels/give it a go you never know.............

[sherco 125]

yup your right i use autosol some times

[ned1]

i just dry my wheels off after every wash and they arn't going rusty.

[g4321]

now then/ have you tryed autosol and wire wool to remove rust? works well.all so use wd40 after you have rode bike on rims and spokes i use it on me mont wheels/give it a go you never know

Spokes are generally cadmium plated, too much autosol and wire wool can rub off the plating leaving bare steel which is more likely to rust. Why not clean all the rust with autosol or similar, thoroughly degrease the wheel and then coat the end of the spokes with a lacquer to protect from further rust. OK when you retighten the spokes if they slacken off or when you true the wheel after you twist it you will have to relacquer. Spray the spokes with WD40 after you wasjh the bike if they are really prone to rust.

There is the option of fitting stainless steel spokes but this copens a different can of worms altogether with some wheelbuilders advising this and others not (depending on what you want to use the bike for).

[totalshell]

Autosol with a cloth will remove the surface 'rust', then after every wash a light spray of wd40 should keep it neat enough

[zanx]

I use ACF50 on my road bikes to fend off salt, works well, not cheap though.

[ktmsprocket]

Prevention on new = proper washing, drying and wd40 as a chaser

Maintainence of corroded = proper washing, CLR+steel wool (or wd40 + steel wool) and wd40 as chaser

Corroded = get your wheels re-laced with new spokes!!! 8-(

PS. I buy cheap and nasty no brand 'wd40' for A$2 bucks a can. After every bike wash i use about a 1/3 of a can on the bike. Keeps the gremlins out. I also use 1/3 of a can moments b4 we start any event...makes the cleaning easier and its A$2 bucks well spent!!!! (just keep it off those brake rotors by covering them with a clean rag b4 spraying - otherwise the rider gets a nasty surprise on the first bend.....whoaaaa!!!!)

Edited February 2, 2006 by KTMSprocket