ACF 50 - application

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Hi guys,

Finally got round to buying some of this, should be arriving today, hopefully at the weekend I will get to coating both bikes with it :)

Anyway, if my bikes are beyond filthy I normally use something called SDOC 100 which is a gel, spray it on, leave for 15 mins, jet wash off, the results are always stunning.

I am just thinking, will it be best if I do this first, let the bikes dry then apply ACF50?

Also, as for the application of ACF50, what can't it go on? Disks? Fairings? ect ect.

Lastly, my 1098S rear hub has a little bit of white fluff from the ally starting to rust. Will the ACF50 chew through this like it says it can, or will it just seal in that rust allowing the rust to eat through £'s of metal every day? It is best practise to crack open my autosol and wire wool first hand?

Never used the stuff :) Thanks
 
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Ok for a start. Dont jet wash bikes. Very bad for the bearings on them.

Give it a good clean with SDOC, I use it myself and its great!

After that coat the bike in acf50, everything but the breaks and the chain.

I have to stress.

NOT THE BREAKS!

have a soft cloth that you can use to wipe the ACF50 around and make sure its evenly coated everywhere. (again- NOT THE BREAKS)

Then you'll be sorted!

Did I mention not to do your breaks on fear of certain death?
 
metbandit1 said:
Ok for a start. Dont jet wash bikes. Very bad for the bearings on them.

Give it a good clean with SDOC, I use it myself and its great!

After that coat the bike in acf50, everything but the breaks and the chain.

I have to stress.

NOT THE BREAKS!

have a soft cloth that you can use to wipe the ACF50 around and make sure its evenly coated everywhere. (again- NOT THE BREAKS)

Then you'll be sorted!

Did I mention not to do your breaks on fear of certain death?
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So it's definitely a bad idea to spray it on broken parts?
 
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Ok, so to give me uber awsome brakes I spray it directly onto the disks and pads yea? hehe.

Seriously though, what about a tiny little spray onto a cloth then rub that cloth on the caliper nipples and stuff?

As for jet wash... Tosh mate, been doing it for years and never had an issue. Obviously if you get right up close to a bearing you can do damage but sensibly it's fine...

Thanks for the info by the way mate! When you say everything, how do you plaster it on? Spray then rub in? Or just spray and watch?

Thoughts on the current errosion?
 
On large bits like pannels i'd say spray a bit on and rub it round wiith a cloth.

Then as you suggested with the calipers, little bit on a cloth and just rub about the stuff you need it on.
 
Used my bike today for the first time this year. Gutted to see the nasty salt already chewing into the metal and I thought I had done a good job with the ACF! Hopefully I can wash it down this weekend and reapply.
 
Is this SDOC100 stuff ok on leather seats? Or should I avoid getting it on there? I've just ordered some as my bike is a tad mucky and I haven't cleaned it since the Bank Holiday ride, oops!

Is there an "Ultimate Bike Cleaning Thread" similar to the car one?
 
dangermouse425 said:
Is this SDOC100 stuff ok on leather seats? Or should I avoid getting it on there? I've just ordered some as my bike is a tad mucky and I haven't cleaned it since the Bank Holiday ride, oops!

Is there an "Ultimate Bike Cleaning Thread" similar to the car one?
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It is fine, just jet wash it off. I obviously try and avoid spraying it on the seat but never had any issues?
 
agnes said:
It is fine, just jet wash it off. I obviously try and avoid spraying it on the seat but never had any issues?
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I might take the seat off just to be sure, it's a 2 minute job to remove the seat, and that way I can treat the leather seperately with a different product.

Will a standard garden hose work to wash it off, or do you need something with a bit more power?
 
dangermouse425 said:
I might take the seat off just to be sure, it's a 2 minute job to remove the seat, and that way I can treat the leather seperately with a different product.

Will a standard garden hose work to wash it off, or do you need something with a bit more power?
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It does take a bit of power, sadly I don't have a hose so have to do it all around my local garage.

But I am sure pinching the hose to get a bit of a spray will do just fine.

On a nice sunny day I normally start by going to local garage, plastering the bike in SDOC 100 to get all the tough grime, grease and crud off, chat away to people for 20 mins whilst it soaks up. Jet wash off, ride bike back home, do a warm shampoo hand wash, followed by fairings coming off for a wax coat and a buff. Finally a nice WD40 with a rag over the internals to get all the dust and crap off. With one last grease up of the usual parts, connections and terminals.
 
Fantastic, thanks for the advice. My neighbour has a pressure washer, so I'll borrow that if the hose fails me and use it on a low power from a fair distance away. I don't want to damage anything!

Is there a "Bike Cleaning Thread"? I might create one, it would be good if everyone chips in what products they've used, whether they're any good, what to avoid, etc?

Sorry to hijack this one!
 
dangermouse425 said:
Fantastic, thanks for the advice. My neighbour has a pressure washer, so I'll borrow that if the hose fails me and use it on a low power from a fair distance away. I don't want to damage anything!

Is there a "Bike Cleaning Thread"? I might create one, it would be good if everyone chips in what products they've used, whether they're any good, what to avoid, etc?

Sorry to hijack this one!
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Go for it mate! Any advice is good advice regardless of what thread it's in lol.
 
agnes said:
Will the ACF50 chew through this like it says it can, or will it just seal in that rust allowing the rust to eat through £'s of metal every day? It is best practise to crack open my autosol and wire wool first hand?
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ACF-50 is designed to kill / deactivate rust & corrosion, so it won't just seal it in.

(that's what it says on my can anyway).
 
diverse180 said:
ACF-50 is designed to kill / deactivate rust & corrosion, so it won't just seal it in.

(that's what it says on my can anyway).
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Right, I suppose a test is in order...

I will spray 3 out of 6 bolts with the stuff tonight on the rear sprocket hub, all 6 have lovely white fluffy corrosion settling in. I will leave it for 3 days and report back.

I will also take some pictures :)
 
Any one know of a good place to get sdoc on the cheap? I've got a bottle but its almost run out.

For 1L of sdoc I can get 5L of muc-off which seems to do a pretty good job to me as well. but If I can get sdoc cheaper i'll go for that.
 
I got my bike sprayed with ACF 50 by a bloke in Newbury, he used a spray gun and did it all in a fine mist, in November and he said to me

"I was very careful around the breaks but there probably will be a little on there. When you reach 30 break hardish and burn it off"

As I was heading out of Newbury I ended up praying the bike would stop before I hit a car at some traffic lights, and it eventually did, but it was a fun few seconds thinking will it, won't it.
 
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