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Ugh ! Rust...

Discussion in 'Mechanical' started by pedrocbf, Dec 13, 2013.

  1. pedrocbf

    pedrocbf Commuter 500 +

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    Ok guys and girls, what in your expereience is the best thing to shift rust... my poor little cbf is unfortuantly prone to it and its struck big time on the gear shifter, the chain is being replaced but short term, and on the brake pedal ... this is slightly annoying but need done non the less, also does anyone know someone that can tough up scratches ... i had an off a while back and there is two 2 inch scratches on the front left fairing and the rear left cowl .. HELP :(
     
  2. GuzziRob

    GuzziRob Race Rep +

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    Paint them black?
     
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  3. BlackHornet

    BlackHornet Look before you turn Staff Member Moderator +

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    Hammerite do some rust eater but to be honest i have found wire wall and elbow grease work the best. Then spraying it isn't a bad idea.
     
  4. phil read

    phil read World Superbike +

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    My wife has a cbf 125 to be honest it's a good bike but the quality is crap for a honda, look on ebay there's shed loads of spares on there front fairing panel is only about £40 new on there. I'm going get the rusty parts powder coated on hers, but not going to bother till after the winter.
     
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  5. deano81

    deano81 Secret prototype +

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    if its just speckled rust , you can just use some fine wire wool as tom said to get it back to fresh shiny metal then coat it in acf50. this will stop it oxidising any more.. obv you could also paint it but tbh parts lie that get a lot of abuse from your feet so the paint will wear off eventually and back to square one. powder coat would work good but not sure what cost your looking at for those 2 little bits.
     
  6. Skortchio

    Skortchio Caustic +

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    You can't "kill" rust, you can slow the process but the only solution is to remove the material.
    The usual method for this is a wire cup brush and an angle grinder / drill. Twisted cup not the namby pamby copper brushes :p

    Strip back to bare, clean metal, douse in Kurust, wait 30mins, paint in red oxide, then top coat.
    On something like a peg that gets a beating then powder coat would be more suitable for durability but realistically it's not overly economical for a small part.
     
  7. Skortchio

    Skortchio Caustic +

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    Haha, As Deano says :p
    Serves me right fro making tea while replying.

    You can get some pretty robust rubberised paints that might do the trick for the boot side of the pedal and stay on a bit longer.
     
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  8. BlackHornet

    BlackHornet Look before you turn Staff Member Moderator +

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    acf50 on a peg :rolleyes: stays rather slippery for a while not sure I would try that :eek: oh wait yes I would which I why I know it is slippery :giggle:
     
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  9. deano81

    deano81 Secret prototype +

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    well common sense would say don't put it on the rubber parts/foot pedal just the shaft :p ...
     
  10. Ducky

    Ducky Quackers! +

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    You can get chemicals to remove the rust, Bilt-Hamber makes a couple of Deox products that I've used before to good effect. :thumbsup:
     
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