On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:49:43 -0400, Ernest Christley
wrote:

mhorowit wrote:
Besides abrasive blasting, or sanding, how do you remove the black
scale from factory/Spruce fresh tubing? - Mike

I've been told that you don't, and I didn't. Just give it a rough
sanding to improve paint adhesion and paint it.

I like that - Mike