Any simple way to use ACF50 in the winter

[Bendy toy]

Agree with this - I had mine done yesterday. Took over three hours. The chap who did it didn't recommend the aerosols as he said it applied the ACF 50 too thick and that encouraged muck to stick to the bike (you might think he would say that having a vested interest in selling his service, but he is fully booked most of the Autumn and doesn't really need to bullshit)

As someone else pointed out to me, ACF50 can't be retrofitted after the corrosion has already started

AND - corrosion usually starts under the paint via a pinhole. It cant be seen until it's well under way and the layer of paint above the blister stops any protection getting through. If that pinhole is protected from day one you have a chance.

 

[Delboy777]

HVLP Spray gun and small compressor, thats the way to do it.

 

[Bumhead]

I spray onto bike then wipe it around with a small sponge....works for me!

 

[MattW]

Repost from my post in another thread on the same subject:

The spray cans and the trigger bottle that comes with the bulk bottle (which I buy) are both useless.
I have a compressor (well actually two, one in my van and one in the garage) and I'd read before about using a spray gun to apply ACF so I bought a cheap touch up gun.
What a revelation - just turn the compressor down to 4bar ish, adjust the delivery needle on the gun and it delivers a narrow, directional fan shaped mist exactly where you want it.
Rather than the gallons I used to use with the crap trigger bottle that either broke or delivered a stream, I did the whole bike with about 250 ml (half the reservoir in the pictured gun). As I usually do, I then followed up with a small paintbrush dabbing ACF onto all the spoke junctions in the hubs and wheels.

Compressors are dead handy things once you've got one - it's almost worth getting one just do do this job...

 

[Dunblane56]

Did what you suggested MattW,
Wolf Compressor, touch up spray gun, I even copied your bagging of the wheels.
All done now and have enough fluid left for at least 2 more treatments and that takes into account the faffing around with different spray bottles
and thinning experiments, so all round good job.

Laurence

 

[MattW]

Did what you suggested MattW,
Wolf Compressor, touch up spray gun, I even copied your bagging of the wheels.
All done now and have enough fluid left for at least 2 more treatments and that takes into account the faffing around with different spray bottles
and thinning experiments, so all round good job.

Laurence

Great - glad it worked for you

 

[Farmer Palmer]

Sprayer looks good....... I'll try one on my farm compressor next time.

I buy my ACF50 in a 4 or 5 litres at a time and put it on using a small paintbrush or an ACF 50 soaked rag. As said before a little goes a long way and I'm probably using too much instead of a fine mist.

No visible corrosion on my 2010 1200GSA and I ride it in all weather and salty roads in the winter and just hose the bike off and put on more ACF 50 which is wrong I know but I like my bike to look clean(and oily)

My Urban GS is covered in the stuff aswell as is my Landrover Defender chassis!