Hi all As per title I've been thinking of having this winter treatment carried out on my DVT the treatment includes a afc50 coating. My question is, has anyone on here had it done, and would you recommend it?. Thanks in advance Greg
loads of advice in previous threads - I started using it last year, using an aerosol warmed by standing it in hot water.
Blasts everything with scottoiler fs365 meself. Worked well for a few years now on numerous bikes. (nb, I don't do snow)
http://ducatiforum.co.uk/search/9684544/?q=Acf50&o=date&c[node]=6 It gets the occasional mention But Does it matter if I get it on me brakes?
I've had mine professionally ACF50'd. It's great. I recommend it. Deffo stops the brakes from sticking too. Which is nice. What? I thought it was OK to use on brakes...
What do people mean ..'I've had my bike ac50'd' ...people are paying someone to spray there bike with ac50 !!??
Yeah it's a bit like getting your car valeted - (crazy idea!) [emoji2] you pay someone to give your bike a deep clean and a coating of ACF50 Costs about £65 - they use a few quids worth of product to (I think the stuff has a short shelf life ) It's worth paying for - get it cleaner than I could be bothered to - most on here earn more an hour than they pay the guy to do it Anyhow s [emoji6]
Personally I enjoy cleaning & keeping my bike tip top almost as much as I do riding it ( and yes I do work full time ) £65 to clean a motorbike & coat it in a protective spray !!!?? ...I'm in the wrong job !!!!!
Clean the bike myself, good opportunity to have a good look to see if anything has fell off or about to. Being a BMW, don't really need to look :Smuggrin:
Quick flick over after every ride but I prefer riding the thing - it's her one a year treat and hey I have nails to keep polished [emoji849]
If they removed all the bits and got the acf50 into bits I couldn't not reach £65 might be ok. As it stands I just spray and wipe on myself. Got some brake cleaner for the odd drop that gets onto the discs.
I've found spraying the acf50 onto a small 1/2" paintbrush to apply to the brake caliper banjos and other nuts and bolts that might fuzz up with winter riding helps to eliminate overspray onto other important parts like brake discs and pads. Like others, I to warm up the spray can in hot water to help with spraying.
Only ever had one bike valeted "professionally" (my current DVT) because a) it was filthy b) I had a slipped disc and couldn't do it myself. Interesting that they used Wurth Products to clean and treat the bike after cleaning it. Did a good job and removed, cleaned and replaced the bash plate as well. Normally I would do it myself as it is a good safety check to make sure everything is in place and tight.
I have always done it myself, the first time I tried to use the spray can and it was a bit of a pain even when I warmed the can, got way too much on which is probably more to do with me not wanting to miss any nooks and crannies than the can. The next year I got a cheap spray gun to use with my old compressor, sprayed it into the paint cup and it vaporised the ACF and made the job quick and easy. I'm told that the cans have a shelf life of 2 years and it also makes an excellent penetrating spray. Especially if you can get it on there a day or two in advance and let it work its magic on any rust.
Some good tips there. Just applied the hot water method to my shaving gel! Now is there, other than the internet, somewhere you can buy it from?
Yes, that one about warming the tin was a new one for me, and while I've never used this wonder product, I do like to say abreast of fresh and novel tips regarding the application thereof.:Troll:
