beach trip,salt problem
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well just returned from emearld isle ,NC and had a blast
met up with "but ill try to try"and had a short ride
really changed my mind on blue bobs
anyway purpose of this post is the salt air put a hurting on my bike
we had a place right on the ocean,the wind blew fierce there and
the finish on some parts of my bike the heads,forks
and the rims really look bad anyone know of away to clean it?
used the s100 cleaner but didnt help
now before yall start sayin "idiot" I did hose the bike off every other day and
unbeknownest to me my 6 year old daughter
who helps wash sometimes apparently was wiping the salt mist off in the morning a couple times
I know the s100 makes a finish restorer any other ideas? (and no I M NOT blaming my daughter
for my own neglience)
met up with "but ill try to try"and had a short ride
really changed my mind on blue bobs
anyway purpose of this post is the salt air put a hurting on my bike
we had a place right on the ocean,the wind blew fierce there and
the finish on some parts of my bike the heads,forks
and the rims really look bad anyone know of away to clean it?
used the s100 cleaner but didnt help
now before yall start sayin "idiot" I did hose the bike off every other day and
unbeknownest to me my 6 year old daughter
who helps wash sometimes apparently was wiping the salt mist off in the morning a couple times
I know the s100 makes a finish restorer any other ideas? (and no I M NOT blaming my daughter
for my own neglience)
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RE: beach trip,salt problem
It may just be the oils from the salt, not actual damage.
Did you try a degreaser? I lived on the beach a number of years, and the only way to clean was with dish soap or some other detrgent that breaks down oils.
Did you try a degreaser? I lived on the beach a number of years, and the only way to clean was with dish soap or some other detrgent that breaks down oils.
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RE: beach trip,salt problem
The problem with salt is that is causes chemical corrosion. It actually changes the chemical make up of the surface through an oxidation/reduction reaction. You can clean it all you want, but it's not dirty so that doesn't help much. The corrosion has changed the surface structure of the material. It's not shiny any more because it's not smooth. You have to get some real polishing compound to polish it up and make it smooth again. Choose a non-abrasive compound that matches whatever you're working one - clear coat, paint, bare alum, chrome, . That will bring the shine back.
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you have correctly identified the problem
ORIGINAL: bobcowan
The problem with salt is that is causes chemical corrosion. It actually changes the chemical make up of the surface through an oxidation/reduction reaction. You can clean it all you want, but it's not dirty so that doesn't help much. The corrosion has changed the surface structure of the material. It's not shiny any more because it's not smooth. You have to get some real polishing compound to polish it up and make it smooth again. Choose a non-abrasive compound that matches whatever you're working one - clear coat, paint, bare alum, chrome, . That will bring the shine back.
The problem with salt is that is causes chemical corrosion. It actually changes the chemical make up of the surface through an oxidation/reduction reaction. You can clean it all you want, but it's not dirty so that doesn't help much. The corrosion has changed the surface structure of the material. It's not shiny any more because it's not smooth. You have to get some real polishing compound to polish it up and make it smooth again. Choose a non-abrasive compound that matches whatever you're working one - clear coat, paint, bare alum, chrome, . That will bring the shine back.
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RE: beach trip,salt problem
yea I rode over to ft macon, over to camp lejune , mostly just stayed local
tried to call a guy named mike on this forum but no luck
tried to call a guy named mike on this forum but no luck
ORIGINAL: but Ill try 2 try
I was wondering when you'd be back. Did you ride anywhere else while you were down there?
I was wondering when you'd be back. Did you ride anywhere else while you were down there?
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RE: beach trip,salt problem
Dude I live on Long Island and have been dealing with salt all my life it's everywhere. If I park the bike at the beach or near it and don't give it a good washing imediately, by morning it will have already done a job especially the chrome. What I found that works well is never dull on all metal that is smooth it even works great when the chrome gets rust pivots. On other parts you can get away with a good degreaser but anyway you look at it, It's alot of work.
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