Winter corrison

Some of the bolts, fasters and screw on the bike have have furred up over the winter and just look really bad. How can I clean these up please, what do I need to to do it?

How much do they cost to replace? As a last resort this is something that i would do. I not very happy about the fact this happened!

thx, guys.

[G]

What do you class as bad furring up?

I have always wondered when people have mentioned this. My bike is ditched at the moment anyway from veing caught out in the snow over the weekend when I took it for its to be looked over before silverstone. I'm not cleaning it until after that.

i take the bolt off the bike and put it in a drill chuck, dip it in autosol and spin it round on a rag (i am abit OTT) this cleans them up but doesnt solve the problem.

how bad is the furring,

I use a dremmel and a polishing kit all round. Works a treat. loads and loads and loads of autosol tooo. It makes things shiney

[jambo]

Prevention is better than cure. A toothbrush with some old engine oil / grease on it over all bolts before the gritters come out. Makes the bike look a bit messy but in winter who cares.

If you're going with Kwak's method of cleaning them up which, by his own admission is OTT, please make sure the drill is NOT gripping hold of the thread. You don't want a shiny bolt with a mangled thread.....

the drill does grip the thread but doesnt seem to harm it as u are only touching a piece of cloth, prob best to clean them up and then do as jambo says and cover them with grease.

[northwind]

Trouble is, once a bolt's corroded it'll do the same again after you clean it, unless you laquer it maybe... I tend to just replace them.

I have noticed a couple of bolts and metal brake line clips 'furring' up (ie: going white) - Is this the same thing??? Or are you talking about proper rust/corrosion where the metal goes all flaky.???

Surely just get a stainless steel kit and switch them all out is the logical thing to do.

Bluethunder i'm not sure why you are surprised this has happened. The SV is a budget bike with a budget finish and i seem to recall you commute on it.

Originally Posted by Welsh_Wizard

I have noticed a couple of bolts and metal brake line clips 'furring' up (ie: going white) - Is this the same thing??? Or are you talking about proper rust/corrosion where the metal goes all flaky.???

I think aluminium (or Al alloys) produce the white fur - aluminium oxide. it is actually a natural corrosion protector as it forms a barrier against further corrosion. The orange stuff is iron oxide (so any steel parts) and this will not stop further corrosion as it is porous to moisture and air - thus more important to prevent. The white stuff looks naff but isn't really that bad. Once aluminium has had it's protective layer removed it will naturally produce a layer of oxide, so as someone has said either replace em or laquer them.