storing a set of cylinders

htown16 · Feb 14, 2015

Had a set of cylinders bored and honed and picked them up yesterday. I probably won't get to this bike for maybe a year or two. Wondering what is best way to preserve/prevent rust. I'm going to wash in hot water with dish detergent today to remove hone particles and paint the outside.
This is part of my strategy to get the work that I farm out done as soon as possible while the people that know how to do it are still around. My machinist is about my age, early sixties. I just found out the guy that did my wheel lacing recently passed away. Anyone know someone that is qualified to lace a wheel in the Houston area let me.

Nortiboy · Feb 14, 2015

Grease the bores and joint areas. Wrap in plenty of newspaper and store in a dry area. I would not wash and paint until I was ready to use them.

Cheers

Rusty bucket · Feb 14, 2015

There should be a lot of bike talent in the greater Houston Area. I agree with above store in a grease in newspaper. Then wrap up in plastic and store away from moisture and kids. Broken fins suck!

DogT · Feb 14, 2015

If you wash them even with very hot water, they will flash rust. I'd just grease them and wrap them.

1up3down · Feb 14, 2015

I would not wash and paint until I was ready to use them.

why not?

curious

Hobot · Feb 14, 2015

Leave the grime on as already oxidized some to protect rather than expose new surface till ya want it the freshest for paint etc. I sure would put the cylinder in a robust box. bucket or tin can to protect fins and allow stackable storage. Do not use wd40 nor white lithium grease only axle type sticky stuff for rustable areas. I also use the spray on-wipe off type car waxes on painted area w/o wiping off then hot wash detergent it all off when time.

Nortiboy · Feb 15, 2015

1up3down said:
I would not wash and paint until I was ready to use them.

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why not?

curious

I would not put water near a cylinder I was going to store or paint. I give fresh jugs a chemical bath, media blast the fins, paint and stick them on. If they sat round a few years, I would repeat the above.

Cheers

texasSlick · Feb 15, 2015

The "Gold Standard" for preventing rust on steel parts for long term storage has been Cosmolene. A Cosmolene equivalent is available from:

http://www.brownells.com/gun-cleaning-c ... 26344.aspx

After coating or hot dipping, wrap in wax paper ..... just like a firearm comes from the mfgr.

Slick

bwolfie · Feb 15, 2015

Why not a sturdy plastic bucket with a lid, and submerge them in cheap motor oil, diesel or kerosene.

htown16 · Feb 15, 2015

Thanks for all the suggestions. Didn't clean them or paint them. Coated bores and machined surfaces with a good layer of wheel bearing grease (what I had on hand), wrapped in newspaper and put in plastic storage bin.

Dances with Shrapnel · Feb 15, 2015

Ship the wheel to Buchanon's.

http://www.buchanonspokes.com

That is what they do.

johnm · Feb 16, 2015

I used to use grease but looking at some recent parts Im going to try spraying with rear chain lube - it really sticks and covers everything - and then wrapping in newspaper and sealing in a plastic bag sucking the air out with a vacum cleaner.

Fast Eddie · Feb 16, 2015

In the UK you can buy a product called 'Waxoil'. It's designed to protected the underside of cars and inside body panels etc. I've used this to great effect in the past.
I don't store much stuff these days, so don't keep Waxoil on the shelf, but I have used chain lube to good effect also, as per the previous poster.

storing a set of cylinders

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