Rust Prevention

[JAW911]

Could someone please explain to me how, once I remove the grime from say this rear brake adjuster and brake rod, I will be able to prevent it from going rusty as it will no longer have an oil/grease protection layer? Should I maybe chemically blue it using a gun bluing kit for example? The same goes for non-painted parts such as nuts and bolts? Or do I have to paint everything.

[rhyatt]

I suppose 1 simple way of protecting it while you have it off the bike is to spray with a clear lacquer.
This preserves the bare steel colour , which it would have been.

[MITCHELL]

Morning,
I'm replacing nuts and bolts with stainless where possible on my a65 rebuild,also you may be able to get parts like the adjuster made in stainless by an engineering co. Dave.

[JAW911]

Thank you. Replacing nuts and bolts with stainless is a great idea. Polished-stainless are the guys for that I think. Arguably there aren't many parts that will be neither chrome or painted so I just need to keep any bare metal parts with a coating of oil/grease.

[Dean Southall]

Zinc plating

[DAVE BRADY]

Hi,

There are quite few stainless brake rods with adjusters out there so probably one that will fit.
Zinc plating is an option which I am trying out.  First attempt not very good so starting again.  If I can get it right it should look right as not as shiny and chrome but more in keeping perhaps.

Dave.

[Dean Southall]

Most fasteners will have been zinc plated as a cheaper alternative to cadmium. Bright passivate more likely than colour.
I found  a comany in Nottingam that do zinc and at v good prices.

[JAW911]

I think I'm going for non-polished stainless. Saw a bike recently with  the rear brake rod painted so I think I'll go that way. The brake adjuster will be cleaned up and treated periodically with ACT50 (as suggested by a member of the Bantam Club forum).

[JAW911]

So here we are a few months later. I put together a nickel plating kit and plated every part before starting the rebuild. The rear braking rod was too long to plate so I used gun bluing fluid - looks great. Also taught myself to paint so the black parts are black base and 2k lacquer. Should be less risk of corrosion.