allyearbiker

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Why not just do it yourself? There's nothing difficult about washing your bike then coating it in ACF50.
I bought 1l of ACF with the spray pump for <£30 and that'll last me dozens of applications.
 
wouldn't it be better to leave all the oil n grease on? it protects it

just wash it normally and use wd40
 
wd40 evaporates, while acf50 doesnt or so i was told when i got my bike.

one thing that bugs me, is the coat once then give the bicke a regular rinse with water bit true? does the acf 50 never come off when in contact with water
 
eidolon said:
Why not just do it yourself? There's nothing difficult about washing your bike then coating it in ACF50.
I bought 1l of ACF with the spray pump for <£30 and that'll last me dozens of applications.
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This is the best way to do it - they use high pressure to get it into a proper mist. The pump version of ACF50 is still very thick. The mist gets into all the nooks and crannies.
 
I bought myself the bottle and pump, the pump is pretty much just a dispenser it doesn't create and kind of spray / mist. I gave my bike a thorough clean and am applying the ACF a section at a time with the pump and a microfiber cloth, taking my time and making sure everything has a good covering before moving on to the next section, this has been down to taking all the side panels and covers off, cleaning and coating the electrics and covered parts of the frame and engine, cleaning the panels and refitting. Apparently the ACF 'creeps' so hopefully any small parts I have missed will still benefit.

It's my first time using it but I'm expecting that once I start riding the bike again I should just be able to hose the dirt off and dry with a chamois, maybe wiping any stubborn dirt off with a cloth and a bit of ACF. I imagine that using a shampoo and sponge is going to remove the ACF after a couple of washes which I'm hoping to avoid.
 
I've attempted to wash my ACF-50 cloth 12 times at max heat. This includes boiling it in a pan with detergent numerous times. The thing is STILL super greasy. Good stuff :D
 
thats waht i thought as well but some peeps hose the bike clean time to time and say acf50 still remains
 
bloodiedathame said:
I thought the point of ACF50 was to spray it on and leave it alone until you can no longer bare to look at your bike.
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I rarely ride in the wet and keep my 12 year old bike as clean as I can so maybe I'm not the average ACF user. I bought it to help stop the odd bit of corrosion that the bike already has, to help protect against any further rust and prevent electrical gremlins. Essentially I'm viewing it as preventative maintenance with the possible added benefit that it may cut down on the time I normally spend on post ride cleaning.
 
I'm tempted, I treated my bike last Saturday with the can version. I normally leave the can sat in almost boiling water for a good 10 minutes and shake very well. Still comes out very thick. But then I rub it in all where I can, then simply leave it to set, then rub down again.

I got some surface rust on the chain yesterday... The bike is CAKED in mud, grime and **** now, but I don't worry about it, as everywhere I wipe my finger, the film of ACF 50 is still there and all the crap literally just wipes off.
 
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