ACF50 WARNING - Read this first!

[boatman]

Spray brake cleaner onto a cloth n rub it off
That will work Don,t ask how i KNOW

[Selous]

well you did use quite a bit of it :unsure: how ever, you now have the fun of getting it of the tyres prior to going on road, suppose no harm done if off road & the dirt will prob remove it :whistle:

[jaffa1963]

I usually apply mine with a cloth. Spray a bit of acf 50 into nooks and crannies and wipe off. I spray the cloth for apply to wheel rims and larger smoother surfaces such as engine casings exhausts etc. It does migrate into nooks and crannies so a little goes a long way. Keep spray can warm to keep a finer spray. If it gets cold it comes oit in a thick stream which is hard to apply.

For those worried about doing it right for about 60 quid all year bikers will give your bike a full valet and acf50 treatment which spplies it as a fine mist for a top quality job.

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[MarkR]

I wouldn't panic. I've been stupidly reckless with it in the past and no one died.
Flood it in brake cleaner.
The stuff is designed to creep so you don't have to be too anal applying it.
Just use a cloth and wipe it on; it'll find its way all over the place anyway.
I put it on everything except the brake discs, calipers and bits I touch when I'm riding the bike

[Apophis]

I use GT85 this dose dry and leave a PTFE barrier on the bike

[lmac]

If you put it on with the bike clean you can then store the soaked cloth in one of those sealable plastic bags and its there for touch up through the winter, saves money that way .

[Mr Dean]

Now, how should I get the damn stuff off? Brake cleaner on a cloth?

just wash it off, propper wash not like rain or a hose,

rince hose then hot water bubbles and a sponge plenty of elbow grease then hose rince, again. then its gone B) it's really that easy


i just acf 50'd mine this week engine heavy lashing around wheels and brakes i use lightly applied with a cloth (smokes like a good un when started for the first time after application)

Yes it forms a barrier the dirt road salt builds upon it then you wash it off later is prefered otherwise whats the point.........

you don't have to soak the bike in the stuff or pickle it :blink:

[Richard Simpson]

Unless you have a bike with bare alloy or poor quality paintwork, what does ACF do that the coating on the rim or engine doesn't?

And for applications like the wheels, why not apply a thin layer of a solid car wax instead?

Most new cars are delivered with a protective wax coating that stays where it's put and then gets washed off when the vehicle is PDI'd

[AndyB]

I spray it on using a paraffin gun with an Aldi compressor and as long as the nozzle is set to apply a fine mist it dries pretty quickly then I give it another coat over the top and leave it again to dry. It's always fully dry in under an hour even after two coats and after that I just give it an occasional blow over and leave it.

I tend to concentrate on getting it under the tank and anywhere that electrical connections hide because they're more likely to leave me stranded than a couple of rusty spokes.

[-Ralph-]

For those asking how much I put on, I warmed the can in a bowl of boiling water, sprayed into a bowl, dipped a 1 inch paint brush into it, and squeezed the paint brush over the edge of the bowl to remove excess (just as you would when painting) and brushed into the wheels. There was no visible excess and certainly not enough on the wheel to create a drip anywhere, but with the centrifugal force it has run off the wheel onto the tyre.

Like I say, even using a very small paint brush, like a 1/2 inch, I would still recommend spraying onto a cloth instead, or using something water based which will evaporate and dry.

Richard S, in an ideal world you wouldn't need any protection on painted surfaces, but with the majority of new motorbikes they do not survive winter use without some form of additional protection.

Aliwakeskate, Murphy is going to pay a visit inside your tent next time