What can I do about this rust ? - SV650.org

07-06-05, 09:20 PM

Have a look:

sand it & then lacquer it

would that do the trick ?

07-06-05, 09:23 PM

dunno but id like to know.

i used somethin called kurust, you just paint it on - and it turns the rust into a black metal - then paint over it,

mabe that will do the trick ?

northwind · 07-06-05, 10:37 PM

Nothing much you can do about it bar polishing or coating the torque arm... And even coating isn't perfect since it'll leave vulnerable spots. Best bet is to get a SRAD/TL one and fit it instead, they're lighter and don't rust the same.

timwilky · 07-06-05, 10:57 PM

Err

They all do that sir

07-06-05, 10:58 PM

Clean it up as best you can, and then just cover it in silver hammerite like I did, looked lovely... but could do with another coat 10,000 winter miles later.
Sand it down and paint again..... tin of paint lasts ages...

northwind · 07-06-05, 11:00 PM

SRAD bit cost me less than a tin of hammerite and came with a free caliper

carelesschucca · 07-06-05, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bikageboy

dunno but id like to know.

i used somethin called kurust, you just paint it on - and it turns the rust into a black metal - then paint over it,

mabe that will do the trick ?

that stuff turns everything black, I spilt some on my hands and didn't wash it off straight away and my hands were black for days...

Good stuff though, I used it on my sub-frame and most of the rest of the bike...

08-06-05, 06:50 AM

As northwind says, don't bother with painting/power coating, just get an SRAD/TL one.

The TL one requires no drilling and if you manage to pick up the caliper which goes with it, you'll get titanium pistons and nicer internals (the brakes on SV tend to rust/seize/clog up).

08-06-05, 11:05 AM

shot blasted and powder coated for a fiver.... looks new

08-06-05, 02:45 PM

Use a high speed compressed air pencil grinder (a dremel will work but will take a lot longer and the tools are stupidly expensive) , use a flap wheel attachment (a wheel with little rectangular flaps of emory cloth) and that will clean it up lovely. That should keep it looking nice for a bit or you could coat with Hammerite as previously suggested to make it last longer.

Cheers
Welshy

07-06-05, 09:20 PM	#1
SpankyHam Guest Posts: n/a	What can I do about this rust ? Have a look: sand it & then lacquer it would that do the trick ?

07-06-05, 10:37 PM	#3
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	Nothing much you can do about it bar polishing or coating the torque arm... And even coating isn't perfect since it'll leave vulnerable spots. Best bet is to get a SRAD/TL one and fit it instead, they're lighter and don't rust the same. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

07-06-05, 10:57 PM	#4
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Err They all do that sir __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

07-06-05, 11:00 PM	#6
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	SRAD bit cost me less than a tin of hammerite and came with a free caliper __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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07-06-05, 09:23 PM	#2
Warren Guest Posts: n/a	dunno but id like to know. i used somethin called kurust, you just paint it on - and it turns the rust into a black metal - then paint over it, mabe that will do the trick ?

07-06-05, 10:58 PM	#5
Grinch Guest Posts: n/a	Clean it up as best you can, and then just cover it in silver hammerite like I did, looked lovely... but could do with another coat 10,000 winter miles later. Sand it down and paint again..... tin of paint lasts ages...

08-06-05, 06:50 AM	#8
snoopy Guest Posts: n/a	As northwind says, don't bother with painting/power coating, just get an SRAD/TL one. The TL one requires no drilling and if you manage to pick up the caliper which goes with it, you'll get titanium pistons and nicer internals (the brakes on SV tend to rust/seize/clog up).

08-06-05, 11:05 AM	#9
454697819 Guest Posts: n/a	shot blasted and powder coated for a fiver.... looks new

08-06-05, 02:45 PM	#10
welshy Guest Posts: n/a	Use a high speed compressed air pencil grinder (a dremel will work but will take a lot longer and the tools are stupidly expensive) , use a flap wheel attachment (a wheel with little rectangular flaps of emory cloth) and that will clean it up lovely. That should keep it looking nice for a bit or you could coat with Hammerite as previously suggested to make it last longer. Cheers Welshy