Prevent rocker cover corrosion

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#1 Prevent rocker cover corrosion

Post by WEBSTER1357 » Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:49 am

Hi, are there any spray on products that might prevent rocker cover and carb corrosion over winter? Thanks

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#2 Re: Prevent rocker cover corrosion

Post by cactusman » Sun Oct 29, 2023 12:04 pm

ACF50....bit like WD40 but ever so slightly more oily...wipe over aluminium and chrome surfaces...does a good job...
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#3 Re: Prevent rocker cover corrosion

Post by christopher storey » Sun Oct 29, 2023 4:44 pm

ACF50 is wonderful stuff, and is widely used in aviation preservation. It is streets ahead of WD40 , but it does need to be wiped over the surface for best and lasting results

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#4 Re: Prevent rocker cover corrosion

Post by rfs1957 » Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:39 pm

I was about to vote for WD40, whose smell has accompanied my every mechanical activity for 50 years.

But 5 minutes ago I ordered my first ever can of ACF50.

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#5 Re: Prevent rocker cover corrosion

Post by DWW » Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:41 pm

Here too, use to use it on my motorbike…
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#6 Re: Prevent rocker cover corrosion

Post by Gfhug » Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:45 pm

I was first introduced to ACF50 twenty years ago when it was fairly unheard of in the UK. One piece of advice given to me back then is to place it on the radiator as it sprays much easier when warm.

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#7 Re: Prevent rocker cover corrosion

Post by cactusman » Fri Nov 03, 2023 4:30 pm

You can buy it in an aerosol can or just as the oil...it's mauve. Pop in a £1 garden spray and off you go... :bigrin:
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#8 Re: Prevent rocker cover corrosion

Post by Monkeyfinger » Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:00 pm

Do we assume this took 50 tries to get right vs 40?
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#9 Re: Prevent rocker cover corrosion

Post by Gfhug » Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:27 pm

Monkeyfinger wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:00 pm
Do we assume this took 50 tries to get right vs 40?
Too much internet “truth” to the meaning of 40. :?:
WD40 is a water dispersant and has been beaten in many tests. https://bilthamber.com/product/ferrosol/
Having tried them both and others, the ACF wins hands down. But that’s imho fwiw :shrug:
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#10 Re: Prevent rocker cover corrosion

Post by caveman » Sat Nov 04, 2023 5:29 pm

I’ve used this for long enough with good winter protection;
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#11 Re: Prevent rocker cover corrosion

Post by Mark Gordon » Tue Nov 07, 2023 1:14 pm

:yeahthat:
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