Hi all. Having washed the bike well I now plan on spraying on ACF50 from an aerosol can, when I find it!! I believe a thin film is sprayed on metal parts, screws nuts n bolts etc, but how long should it be left to dry before riding? TIA
Spraying from the can is super messy, it doesn’t really vaporise properly in my experience and you end up with way too much on. I spray on to a cloth then wipe everything over which leaves a fine covering
I use a small hand held mister / spray (i.e. for indoor plants) - put a little ACF in at a time and stand the container in hot water before spraying. Works well and reduces waste.
I would leave it overnight. The ACF should creep into nooks and crannies. Start up the following day and you will get some smoke
I went with a clarke TG2 touch up gun, that goes inline with a compressor. I simply heat up the container holding ACF50 in a larger tub with boiling water for a few minutes before spraying onto bike https://www.machinemart.co.uk/c/spray-guns-spraying-equipment-air-brushes/?c=60
Sprayed onto cloth then applied onto bike, a few bits of fluff around from the cloth, quite stubborn about not coming off at the mo. Leaving it overnight and see what it looks like tomorrow . Thanks all.
I use a slow cooker to keep my can warm and a pet dryer to blast a film into the difficult to reach areas
I actually don’t like the stuff, as it makes a mess of the bike if not applied correctly. And a lot of folk spray it on, then leave the bike for months and are surprised when they give it a wash for the summer, only to find corrosion.
It could well be I haven’t applied it so well, the only down side is bits of lint off the cloth are visible on the black bits, and it doesn’t seem to want to come off to easily.
I only use it on bolt heads, exposed connections and rivets on the discs applied VERY sparingly. It is messy so I apply with an old toothbrush. Every motorcycle gets this treatment once a year, ever since the corrode before your eyes 2013 Multistrada. Obviously rivets on the disks also get a wipe with a dry cloth, just leaving a minuscule amount of ACF behind.
I've found ACF-50 is very effective at keeping corrosion at bay. I I generally use a similar approach; ACF-50 gets applied to exposed metal, bolts, etc and then wipe the whole machine down with a micro-fibre cloth (careful to avoid the wheels and brakes). Micro-fibre cloth seems to prevent lint from being left on the surfaces. I tend to do one thorough application a year then just touch up with an oily rag (with ACF applied to the rag itself) after every ride or periodically. Other than limiting corrosion, this routine also serves as a kind of 'dry' clean for the motorcycle and helps me notice any issues such as loose wires, bolts, any leaks and so on. Like you I started doing this after watching a previous bike corrode as I stood there looking at it!
For nuts and bolts etc. I use what I can only describe as cotton buds - they actually have foam tips rather than cotton: just squirt some on the tip then it can be inserted in screw heads and onto threads without getting ACF50 all over the shop.
I use a different spray to ACF50 but I do use the ACF50 grease. Just a very slight smear over the nuts and bolts does the job.
Small gravity feed spray gun is great, Its the best way to avoid mess and wastage, Takes so little time to do a very good job
