Frame Saver

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Kahler on January 18, 2009 at 6:50pm

JP Weigle is good stuff and you don't need to use it very often - once every two years is generally sufficient. WD-40 is a bad idea in general as it would strip the grease away from your BB & headset bearings.

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Permalink Reply by SwollenYak on January 18, 2009 at 7:39pm

I was also considering boiled linseed oil...but after reading the pros and cons of all my options, I ended up ordering the JP Weigle. Should be here buy the end of the week. Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Monkeybusiness on January 19, 2009 at 8:33am

I am not familiar with Frame Saver, but if you had a disassembled frame you could take it to a body shop and have them spray it with wax based rustproofing

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Permalink Reply by GeWilli on January 22, 2009 at 7:58am

which is pretty close to what the JP Weigle stuff is... wax/linseed oil/carrier based rustproofing.

WD-40 ain't gonna do any good.

T-9 would be a good alternative. It works great as an anti-corrosion coating, which is what it was designed for by Boeing anyway. T-9 is pretty thin, but very effective.

Something called Fluid film works just as well. It is a lanolin based product.
I would go with the Weigle because of the name and the support of a frame builder.
fluid film though. That stuff is flat out incredible.
http://www.eurekafluidfilm.com/

I've had years of experience with that stuff in the corrosive salt of Michigan. it is amazing. the nice thing about it: it cleans up with hot soapy water. Hot water doesn't really move it around much and cold water doesn't do anything. It will stay on a vertical surface and despite looking "wet" it doesn't go anywhere.

To summarize... In order of preference (although first and second are interchangeable)
Fluid Film
JP Weigle
Boesheild T-9

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Permalink Reply by Monkeybusiness on January 22, 2009 at 10:33am

I don't want to hijack the thread, but has anyone used Fluid Film as a chain/ der brake pivot lube?

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Permalink Reply by GeWilli on January 23, 2009 at 8:07am

i wouldn't use it for chain... too sticky. Same reason i've stopped using T-9 as a chain lube. Picks up too much dirt.

i actually use it to oil my foam air filter in the car.

Best lube for CX i've every used is the EVerLube stuff. ErikV's recipe is killer. Narry a chain problem through the season, and even now with riding in slushy 15 degree weather with salt and all that - the chain is kicking ass (no rust all happy)... that's the chain lube to use. (cheap too, ~$12-15/gallon).

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Permalink Reply by Cincicycles on January 26, 2009 at 7:23pm

Frame saver is the way to go. Easy to use. Hit all your tubes if they are not sealed every 2 years. Seat tube once a year if you get into the muck.

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Permalink Reply by crankles on January 27, 2009 at 9:23am

I use LPS-3. Recommended to me by several frame builders. It's about half the price of Weigle and much more widely available.

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