stopping rust appearing on your bolts.
 

stopping rust appearing on your bolts.

whats the best way to stop this.
during the winter - i used wd40 on them so keep them clean , but didnt work very well - the bolts with wd40 on seemed to rust more than the bolts with no wd40 on.


wouldl grease be a good option ?

Grease, or vaseline... anything like that that sticks well. Only problem is if the bolts are in areas where you're likely to touch them as it'll come off on clothing... and you really don't want suspect vaseline stains on your leathers...

Again! :lol:

ACF50 is the business, IMO... It even prevents previously rusted bolts which have been kurusted from rusting again, which is fantastic in my book.

besides, I thought you had a Honda, they're not supposed to rust :)

Is that the scotoiler stuff.

if u clean the rust off then apply clear nail varnish it doesnt rust again...top tip that one (shhhhhh dont tell anyone) :wink:

No, this is another one. The Scotoiler one is FS365 or something, this is aircraoft formula or something similar, suppose to be used on places, anyway.

Nah, FS365 is the Scottoiler stuff. It's good too. ACF50 is an aerospace industry spinoff that Patch recommended to us, I decided to give it a crack and it's like black magic. Very impressive. I've found it needs to be reapplied after a proper clean with Muc-off or after the bolts are worked at all but otherwise it just doesn't seem to need reapplication. Result for the lazy!

aftermarket fastners :)

:lol:

Northwind,

can the ACF50 be used on painted parts? My stock triple clamps are showing rust already (2003 svnaked- new to me last aug 04) --little dots of rust. wouldn't come off with nylon brush and kerosene (I was cleaning the chain yesterday). And it's stored in a garage!

And I just found it online in the US. seems reasonable at $14US, I'll buy it

thanks,
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I've got a tub of graphited grease that's going to last forever... just smear it on boltheads and anywhere that seems to be affected worse by corrosion than other areas... quite theraputic going over the whole bike and looking for every little blemish. Sad I know...

I I found lots of people on the web complaining that the scottoiler stuff was crap and saying that acf-50 was much better. I've just bought some acf-50 from a company on the web. Can't remember what they were called now though. I'll try to remember to check when I get home. Keep it away from your brakes, since it's a lubricant.

I believe so... I've certainly been spraying it on engine casings, subframes etc to no ill effects. How well it works to protect a painted surface is another question, maybe PM Patch- I know he's used it for a lot longer than me (it was his recommendation that made me try it) and he's a high miler so he should have a better idea.

thanks North. Sounds safe, you don't have any melting paint.
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