ACF-50 DIY

Motorcycling
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Well guys, I just done ACF-50 treatment by myself. :smiley:
I bought a can of ACF-50, stripped off the plastics, so bike was completely naked. :stuck_out_tongue:

Then I clean it properly with bike cleaner and engine degreaser. You need to wash the bike, but be careful with electric connectors etc. Then let it dry, use a rug to speed the process.
When I was sure that bike was dry I sprayed ACF-50 everywhere, except brakes and tires. This stuff is sticky, but be careful. It also very greasy so, do not spray it close to brake or tires!!!
Use rugs to remove excess of stuff from the engine or exhaust. It will burn a bit for the first time when you start the engine but it’s normal. It will definitely protect your bike from corrosion, and salt from the road. You just need to reapply a bit to exhaust pipes from time to time. It cost me only 3 hours job and 12 pounds for a can. If you want to pay for it’s totally up to you. I don’t… :hehe:

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nice one Pav!! :smiley:

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I’ll be doing mine this weekend after I’ve fitted me new tyre :slight_smile:

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I would, but at the moment, I have nowhere convenient to wash the thing, no tools and no confidence yet when it comes to taking my first bike apart! :smiley:

I reckon I’ll do it myself next year, though, when I’ve somewhere a bit more suitable.

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I did mine the other week. However I applied wax oil to anything I can reach with a brush and ACF-50 to hard to reach areas. Then reapply ACF-50 every so often during the winter. Waxoil sticks far better, I found myself cleaning off last years coat!

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I did mine earlier this week. Don’t have a place to clean it and work on it, so out on the street it happened :slight_smile:

Took it out to get some petrol afterwards and I reckon the lady on the scooter who stopped next to me at the lights must have been a bit worried with all the smoke coming off the downpipes :wink:

But it’s done now, bring on the winter :ermm:

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Did this with my Varadero last winter and Hornet recently.
Certainly got some strange looks as I pulled out of the driveway first morning after with smoke billowing from the up from the pipes! :wink:

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Will be doing mine soon, have the can. Not going to gett carried away with it though as I like cleaning my bike, shocking isn’t it.

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Did my bike a couple of weeks ago and it is easier to wipe down quickly. Simple enough to do and it does make a good difference in keeping your pride and joy safe from the salt grit.

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I was in newbies back in March. Got shod of my X8 and finally, just got a ‘52’ Fazer.
Semi hijacking this thread, but,I did a search for Scottoiler FS 365 and not alot came up.
Anyone know how it compares to ACF-50?
Unfortunately have to keep bike outdoors.

Cheers

Cruiser

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Hi Cruiser, Repost your question in Products & Upgrades and you’ll get a response.
Regards:D

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Pav ya wanna do mine for me ? Im a lazy git :smiley:

plus its the thought of removing all the plastics :w00t:

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do you ACF-50 only the metal parts or the plastics and everything? im thinking of doing it but dont really know where to start!

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Yep on plastic it works a treat shines it up well

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Ive always wondered why people were making such a big deal about ‘doing the ACF-50’. Like it was something technical. You’ve basically summed it up. I guess people get their vee-hicles washed by other so why not get ACFed by others lol

good job, it certainly is sticky for sure…c:P

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I did mine today. I’ve two tips.

  1. Keep a camera handy because when you fire it up afterwards the bike looks cool with it’s lights blazing through a cloud of smoke.

  2. Go round the block and check your brakes. Even if you’ve got a tiny bit on your disks it makes your braking a bit more progressive.

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As to getting ACF’ed by yourself or others, my understanding is for it to be properly effective it needs to be aerosol-ised at a v high pressure, using an air compressor (i.e. just spraying it from a can won’t cut it.) As I don’t have such gear lying around I got my VFR treated last autumn and has worked fantastically ever since. An added bonus is you don’t need to remove any of the fairings as the vapour envelopes the bike. You do need to mask the wheels & discs properly, ‘though!)