So I realized a bit ago that our frames are picked with acid from the factory. Not a drop of paint on it and still going strong after 60 years!
Question is about cleaning it off. I was considering sandblasting it and tried a few small spots with a small gun. cleaned up nice and left a light raw metal appearance. moved to wire wheel and it removed all rust leaving a dark smooth appearance.
After long delay the question is..... Am i removing the pickled surface treatment from the surface by sandblasting and is this undesirable? I wouldn't want to unnecessarily remove any residual rust protection especially if I may end up just doing a rattle can paint job.
Last edited by Tj_M; 06/20/2013 7:56 PM. Reason: typo
