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SpankyHam 07-06-05 09:20 PM

What can I do about this rust ?
 
Have a look:

http://home.pages.at/pras/rust.jpg

http://home.pages.at/pras/rust2.jpg


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sand it & then lacquer it :roll: :oops: would that do the trick ?

Warren 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

Grinch 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...

snoopy 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).

454697819 08-06-05 11:05 AM

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

welshy 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


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