Corrosion Prevention!

[PSANCHEZ]

I just recently got myself a lovely nick pointy.
Going to be commuting every day.
Now ive been advised to use a form of corrosion prevention because winter roads suck.
But which is the best?
ACF-50?
FS365?
Mucoff?

Any advice would be splendid!

[rictus01]

acf50.

[maviczap]

Don't get it on your brake discs

[embee]

ACF-50, little and often.

Most efficient is to get a large bottle (just under a litre?), usually with a small squirty spray bottle included, costs about £30 but will last much better than the aerosols (my last one was from Wemoto).

Useful to keep a rag for wiping over, keep it in a jamjar with a lid so you're not throwing the stuff away, it's expensive.

[Fallout]

When the salt first goes down, scrub the bike head to toe, cover everything in acf50 and then don't touch it until the spring. If you ride in a lot of wet weather and feel the need to reapply, repeat the process. That's what I do. Excellent excuse not to bother washing until spring.

[Murley.]

I used the scottoil 365 last year and that did a good job of keeping the sv corrosion free. Not sure how it compares to acf50 price wise though

[wyrdness]

I'd agree with Fallout. I clean my bike thoroughly before winter really sets in, cover every bit of exposed metal (apart from brake discs) liberally with ACF-50, then leave it until Spring.

[SIII]

24 k miles in three years - Acf50 regularly and rear shock looks the same as it did the day i got the bike.

Messy job putting it on, gonna get the pump action bottle next time, aerosol is a pain.

Corrosion block grease from same folks is very good for protecting bolt heads. Aquamarine colour is weird but works excellent. Spend an hour with a wee artists brush and is worth the effort to keep bike looking nice.

[garynortheast]

I did use FS365 for a couple of winters and although it did a good job it wasn't as cheap to use or as long lasting as the ACF50 I now use. Cheaper to buy a bottle of FS365 but the ACF50 goes much further and doesn't need re-applying as often.

[andrewsmith]

Acf50
That's all mine has had for the last 4 years and all I've had is furry bolts that are right in the firing line

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[yorkie_chris]

just got a quart bottle of ACF50 with pump spray after several cans. MUCH easier to use the sprayer than aerosols!

[andrewsmith]

just got a quart bottle of ACF50 with pump spray after several cans. MUCH easier to use the sprayer than aerosols!

Agreed, was dubious when I bought it. So much easier
IIRC they do a 1 Gal in a spray pump bottle

[Tomor]

They do a US quart (950 odd ml), but it now comes with a sprayer more like a windolene bottle(insert any other conventional spray bottle here), rather than the old bottle where you pumped it up to pressure, then sprayed until it lost pressure. Much better IMO.