Caring for a new steel bike

[mimitabby]

So I'm asking more questions here than answering them--what's so bad about a scratch or two here and there? I've just for the first time got myself more than a beat up, steel city bike..so I'm new to such immaculate care!

Simple, enjoy your bike!
when i got my used Bianchi, i cleaned it up, polished it with a clean rag
and then noticed all the dings. That's when I bought the nail polish.
Your bike will probably be fine, but it might get rust in some of the spots that
don't have paint. This is unsightly, but it will be years before it's dangerous.

If you have a brand new bike, you have a tendency to want to preserve its pristine condition a bit more.