Cad plating spokes

[Chris Haynes]

What I started to say was after moving the rust, I'd like to keep it from returning. Maybe I'll just clear coat them as it and be done with it. I can always replace them if it caused problems in the judging.

A good coat of paste wax will stop the rusting. Rust must have air to continue. If you seal out the air it won't progress.

[Oldchief]

Stainless rusts...it just stains less. In 1913, English metallurgist Harry Brearly, working on a project to improve rifle barrels, accidentally discovered that adding chromium to low carbon steel gives it stain resistance.

However, it does rust when exposed to salt water and ocean air over time, it does deteriorate.

Old Chief

[len dowe]

just a note if i may, i had some original spokes and nipples cad plated and at first it was wierd but in one season of riding they seem to now match the bike and they look great. and a plus that they are cad plated. but then my bikes are for riding and thats what they'er meant to do. also, pretty much all the oil leaking off the bikes took care of the newness problem fairly quickly, LOL.