keeping clean

Yeah I coated my bike today everywhere, but the disk and breaks.....

So do I just rinse my bike with the hose and leather off, will that take the acf-50 off, or will that be okay?

I want to stop bike rusting in any way if thats possibale, I don't ride everyday but most days!

i think these type of products are all p**s and wind.
oil & grease does not dry & if you take a leather or cloth to it you will take most if not all of it off.

if you wash ur bike regularly then bes thing is to re-apply regularly.

Alan

[northwind]

Don't take a cloth to it, it'll rub off. Just hose it and let it dry. Or alternatively, don't hose it at all, it'll end up looking like a sea monster but the metal parts will come through the winter beteter than if you washed the bike daily but didn't protect it. If you're going to wash it frequently you'll want to reapply more often, but I've no direct experience of that since I use it as an alternative to washing.

maultin, feel free to ignore the experience of those who've used it if you like, but it does work, and it's been widely used in the aerospace industry and at Bonnevile for years.

Originally Posted by northwind

maultin, feel free to ignore the experience of those who've used it if you like, but it does work, and it's been widely used in the aerospace industry and at Bonnevile for years.

think yourself told

[northwind]

Ach, that was really arsey sounding, sorry Maultin. I edited it around a bit before I posted it, it didn't start out that way.

northwind,

i am not meaning to sound like i am ignoring those who use it, sorry,

but i maintain that they do not stay where you put them if you wash the parts.

the aeroospace industry is exactly where i have seen it used on many occasions.

i supply paint into the aerospace industry (BAE/AIRBUS etc) & acf50 is almost always used on internal, but 'perrishable' parts - not designed to be subsequantly coated or cleaned, or alternatively as a holding coat, to be washed off & then coated.

if you coat then clean, without meaning to sound flippant, you may as well use cooking oil.
its thicker & therefore more likely to stay where it is applied.

Alan

thanks for the input

didnt exactly scrub the bike. just squeezed a soaked sponge enough to wipe away the dirt and make it more of a pleasure to the eye

used a hefty amount when i applied the acf, went in everywhere with a brush and the water off the sponge today was beading as it was running off

think ill leave it now and see what its like after the winter

cheers guys

[northwind]

Originally Posted by maultin

i supply paint into the aerospace industry (BAE/AIRBUS etc) & acf50 is almost always used on internal, but 'perrishable' parts - not designed to be subsequantly coated or cleaned, or alternatively as a holding coat, to be washed off & then coated.

if you coat then clean, without meaning to sound flippant, you may as well use cooking oil.
its thicker & therefore more likely to stay where it is applied.

I think it just depends on what you mean by clean, maybe we're missing each other because of a definition thing? You can ride in the rain for months and still have a layer present- it's 2 months since I did mine and it does still have an oily film- so the same applies to gentle hosing. But if you want it look clean, rather than just knocking off the worst, you're going to take the coating off since anything that'll shift proper winter muck is probably going to take the coating with it.

I reckon it's at its best if you're lazy and don't clean it regularily, if you clean regularily then something like FS365 would probably be better as it's much cheaper- the longevity doesn't matter if you wash once a week.

I am using and have used the clean after every couple of rides and apply duck oil/GT85 & FS365 .

but i might give this ACF50 a go where can i get it from??

I would put another lot on. I've just applied F365 to my bike - I ride on occasion but also to protect it when standing in the garage. Had a mate who rode his bike through the winter last year with it applied and no washing. Bike came up immaculate at the end of the winter. He did occasionally add another spray after a particularly wet ride which is what I'm going to do.
Good luck!