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Hi guys lots of posts on protection from the dreaded rust what do you use?
Is there a spray on wax or some other bodywork protection?i,m thinking primarily about the underside as paint looks a little thin on my px
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"ACF-50" if you're googling. In the U.S., there's similar stuff called Corrosion-X.
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many thanks guys they have it on ebay will order some tomorrow
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Another fan of ACF-50, get the aerosol version for ease of use, spray everywhere but not near the brakes, then wipe excess off after 20 mins or so. It creeps into crevices you didn't know you had!
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Greggy wrote:
Another fan of ACF-50, get the aerosol version for ease of use, spray everywhere but not near the brakes, then wipe excess off after 20 mins or so. It creeps into crevices you didn't know you had!
Anyone know if there's a difference between ACF50 and wd40?
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108 wrote:
Greggy wrote:
Another fan of ACF-50, get the aerosol version for ease of use, spray everywhere but not near the brakes, then wipe excess off after 20 mins or so. It creeps into crevices you didn't know you had!
Anyone know if there's a difference between ACF50 and wd40?
Yep. BIG difference. Nobody applies wd40 inside aircraft wings to shut down corrosion.
Read up on it, watch youtubes on applying acf50 to motorcycles.
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I've used ACF50 in the past, but found it a bit difficult and messy to use. The same people make Corrosion Block grease, which has the same properties as ACF50, but is much easier to apply and stays where you want it:
http://www.acf-50.co.uk/corrosion_block.htm
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108 wrote:
Greggy wrote:
Another fan of ACF-50, get the aerosol version for ease of use, spray everywhere but not near the brakes, then wipe excess off after 20 mins or so. It creeps into crevices you didn't know you had!
Anyone know if there's a difference between ACF50 and wd40?
Yep. BIG difference. Nobody applies wd40 inside aircraft wings to shut down corrosion.
Read up on it, watch youtubes on applying acf50 to motorcycles.
O.S.
Fair point about the aircraft wings...

It seems that most anti corrosion and inhibitors all seem to have the same properties. Lubricating, water repelling, but greasy and comes off fairly easily... wanted to see if ACF was a similar story.

I have some ordered and will give it a try
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I've used ACF50 in the past, but found it a bit difficult and messy to use. The same people make Corrosion Block grease, which has the same properties as ACF50, but is much easier to apply and stays where you want it:
http://www.acf-50.co.uk/corrosion_block.htm
Seems like a lot of people have said that it's messy to apply.

Would be great to try out corrosion block especially if it's easier to apply
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how can anything rust with 2 stroke oil everywhere
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ACF50 might be good for cracks and crevices, but it requires constant reapplication on exposed parts. It did nothing to keep my steel exhaust from rusting.
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Dinitrol products are the best I,v used, I,v used their Rig coat and cavity wax on 3 different GTS's, none showed signs of rust, my P200e will be getting a dose shortly.
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