Including some interesting stuff about ceramic coating
Latest rust protection testing from Bennets
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Another great vid full of useful information
Ceramic coatings aren't designed as rust inhibitors, they're really developed for paint protection. Interesting comment from the guy marketing ceramic coatings about not recommending spraying them on due to rapid curing in air. I'll be using mine onto a cloth in future for the car.
Lanoguard, as expected, performed pretty well, but the new XCP Clearcoat seems to be worth trying for the bike and seems to top the charts in the vid. As with all these tests, a lot depends on being realistic about durability with time. I still use ACF50 but reapply it after every wash, so it will continue to perform well all year round if regularly applied. You have to be a bit careful about which products react with painted surfaces, especially wheels. My RT has started showing signs of paint deteriorating on one wheel as I'm guessing the previous owner may have used an aggressive wheel cleaner which has eaten through the paint finish in sections, meaning I now have to clean, prep and respray the wheel but I shall be using a durable 2 pack clearcoat to ensure no repeat.
Ceramic coatings aren't designed as rust inhibitors, they're really developed for paint protection. Interesting comment from the guy marketing ceramic coatings about not recommending spraying them on due to rapid curing in air. I'll be using mine onto a cloth in future for the car.
Lanoguard, as expected, performed pretty well, but the new XCP Clearcoat seems to be worth trying for the bike and seems to top the charts in the vid. As with all these tests, a lot depends on being realistic about durability with time. I still use ACF50 but reapply it after every wash, so it will continue to perform well all year round if regularly applied. You have to be a bit careful about which products react with painted surfaces, especially wheels. My RT has started showing signs of paint deteriorating on one wheel as I'm guessing the previous owner may have used an aggressive wheel cleaner which has eaten through the paint finish in sections, meaning I now have to clean, prep and respray the wheel but I shall be using a durable 2 pack clearcoat to ensure no repeat.
Used ACF for many years, then tried XCP and it’s so much better. Used with compressor and spray gun just be sure to warm up the XCP bottle first. Great stuff protects really well and cleans the bike up nicely.
The new XCP non-gooey stuff seems to come out very well, so will try some. I still have some ACF and Lanoguard left. The Lanoguard stood up well this winter for both the bike and the underside of the car. I had a look underneath the car when it was in for service and it's suffered no serious corrosion after a winter on salt strewn roads with just one application in November. The bike faired equally as well over winter. I guess it doesn't much matter which you chose as long as you frequently recoat if using up some of the stuff which didn't fair as well in that test. The only casuatly over winter was my bike's wheel rims...despite being acf'd the paint came off areas (water based rubbish) so I re-sprayed and coated with a 2K satin lacquer, job done and they'll not need anything else now. You can use it on the engine casings too (there are some that can be applied to areas getting quite warm like cylinder heads). Prep is the key though.
