Time and effort were in in short supply for a long time; too long. I put many miles on the bike without some routine cleaning except for the occasional squirt with the hose.
There are a few places that corrosion has flaked the paint. The two top tube cable guides are probably the worst.
This is my favorite paint remover for all paint-on-metal stripping. Don't get it on any paint that you like.
Here is one cable guide during stripping and after scraping...
I had this taped off but some stripper got under the tape and faded the logo. The bottom bracket area had similar issues and was stripped and scraped. Here are the finished cable guides.
Not really rocket science here. I used 2 coats of flat white enamel then 2 coats of clear.
Corrosion is usually found under the tape on alloy bars and are ignored.
Mine was no different. A scrub was in order.
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