Copper-based anti-seize compound - HELP!!!
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Copper-based anti-seize compound - HELP!!!
I just took delivery of my bike from the dealer for warranty work. As I was wiping down the bike, I came across what was apparently a little anti-seize compound around the collar that interfaces between the shaft and toe lever of the shifter. Now it's smeared on the black-wrinkle paint of the case and looks like ****
. How do I clean thus mess up without spreading it more? Thanks for your help!
. How do I clean thus mess up without spreading it more? Thanks for your help!
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Thanks, guys. I didn't have any brake clean or acetone available and I had to be somewhere with this being my only ride...so I soaked some isopropyl alcohol on a clean piece of cloth and started blotting and wiping with the motor was stone cold. It took most of it off, but left a hint of copper on the black. I doused the area and almost everything else that's black textured with Pig Snot...and it looks better, but not absolutely perfect. I'll work on it some more when its cold again.
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Good idea!
What he said!
Sounds like the best idea so far.
Sounds like the best idea so far.
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I read up on the formula and understand that high heat (400+degrees?) will basically "evaporate" the "suspension" material which will then theoretically leave the "powder" (copper, alooMINium lol) behind so it can be removed more easily. I don't know if the affected area will reach 400+degrees, but wiping it with isopropyl and coating it with PigSnot lessened the "copper blemish"...looks more like the after-effects of dried mud not completely washed off...time will tell. Thanks guys!
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