In a message dated 4/14/03 3:28:07 AM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org
writes:
>One of these days I'm going to sand blast a steel
>frame and then wipe it down with an oily rag every
>time it gets wet.
>
>I imagine that after twenty years or so the frame will
>take on a nice patina.
Try olive oil... and gently warm the frame over the stove until it is seasoned... I did this with an omelet pan and it developed a lovely dark brown patina that has lasted twenty years now.
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA