Hey, I have a bicycle frame that is bare steel of unknown origin or type (lightweight and made in Italy is all I have to go on)), and I live in Chicago. It is too cold to spray paint here now, so I am looking for some economical protectant or finish I can coat it with that will project it from the elements with regular maintenance.
The things I was thinking of or have been told about are: MAAS (or some other) metal protector, provided their claims are correct that it protects metals from corrosion - Regular Naval Jelly rust dissolver treatment (once a month wipedown or something like that), or somebody suggested car wax, but??? Oils, ceramic coating??? I'm kind of a clean slate right now.
Anybody had to protect bare metal that's outside sometimes and know what works best (that I can do myself without poisoning my lungs too much)?
I could easily wait until it's warm and just paint it, but.....
thanks
lolo