How to remove corrosion?

**dino3310** · 24th January 2008, 16:34

Originally Posted by imdying

Fark mate, got your work cut out for you there!!! That's a drop the motor mission! Still, if you're will to go that far:

- Get a dremel, or some other rotary tool. Doesn't have to be a name brand, just make sure it's got a bit of heft in your hand, as that indicates a serious sized motor, and that'll serve you better than some random piece of shit from the warehouse. About $100.
- Get a small wirewheel attachment for it, use that to get it back to clean alloy
- Get some 400, 600, 800 wet n dry, use that to bring it back to smooth
- Get some buffs for your dremel, and some autosol. Stop polishing when you've had enough. The more like a mirror you want it, the more you'll need to keep going.

Go hard, it can be done

yeah bought a little rotary tool(ryobi$129)certainly take the elbow grease out of the job,lots of little attachments comes in very handy.

**imdying** · 24th January 2008, 18:13

Originally Posted by Subike

I suggest, if the wallet allows it, to get a profesional job done and have the items polished then anodised.

Ja, would be good, but would require a total strip of the motor.

Originally Posted by Subike

Anodising can be done in nearly any colour you want, just costs.

Sadly, not on a cast surface like that

**RSrider** · 24th January 2008, 23:28

And to get someone to do it for me? What sort of $$ would I be looking at?

**Patch** · 25th January 2008, 04:29

Originally Posted by 007XX

What about getting rid of as much of the rust as possible, and then painting over it with a zinc oxide? It would really help in stopping future corrosion, wouldn't it?

eh? who let you outta te kitchen?? Rust an corrision are not the same thing

Originally Posted by RSrider

And to get someone to do it for me? What sort of $$ would I be looking at?

Did you buy it from someone who lived round the bays? looks that way to me, as its either had a swim or been outside most of its life. Thats salt damage.

Depends what you want to achieve, how much you want to spend, how long you intend to keep the bike but to get it like new . . .

Thats a remove damaged parts, clean, sand, clean, prime, sand, clean, undercoat, light sand, clean, paint, buff and replace.

or a stop gap measure - go buy some Salt-away product. You'll find it in a marine shop or google it, and buy it online. Just get the small bottle with the adapter thingy. Spray it on an leave it - no wish washy it off. It will help remove and stop that from damaging the metal any further.

Spray the motor in Marine CRC 66 - has corrosion inhibitors etc, won't damage teh paint - for the sparkly clean look, once the salt-away has done its thing, it'll take a few applications, over a few weeks.

Replace corroded bolts/nuts with cheap ali or go stainless - genuine parts are expensive. There is a decent nut an bolt shop in Porirua, not far from the tenpin bowling, back towards Pitstop, down long drive somewhere - helpful lads in there, or try in Petone somewhere.

Do you have a garage for it to live in? or buy a bike cover, You'd be surprised how far the salt will go with the wind.

**skidMark** · 25th January 2008, 04:39

do what patch said...

then just spraycan it.

black or something.

**imdying** · 25th January 2008, 06:33

Originally Posted by RSrider

And to get someone to do it for me? What sort of $$ would I be looking at?

If I were pricing the job (I'm not a mechanic), it'd be:
- 2-3 hours to remove and refit the motor
- 16 hours to clean it up to relatively shiny (i.e. 2 full days)
- $65 an hour

So $1200 bucks

That'd buy you a lot of tools and beer

It's not hard work, just laborious.

**007XX** · 25th January 2008, 07:46

Originally Posted by Patch

eh? who let you outta te kitchen?? Rust an corrision are not the same thing

Might your last name be Adams, per chance? Cos I don't take advice from clowns!

But yes, I get what you're saying...

**skidMark** · 25th January 2008, 07:52

Originally Posted by 007XX

Might your last name be Adams, per chance? Cos I don't take advice from clowns!

But yes, I get what you're saying...

wondered why u never listen to me.

**RSrider** · 25th January 2008, 08:22

Well i'm quite happy to do the work, but wouldnt have any clue how to remove and refit the motor. Anyone in Wellington keen on some cash to remove the motor for me and refit it after i've finished cleaning it up?

**imdying** · 25th January 2008, 08:29

That's the spirit

Take heaps of pics if you do, I'd love to post it on my site in the DIY section as a guide for others

**skidMark** · 25th January 2008, 08:58

Originally Posted by RSrider

Well i'm quite happy to do the work, but wouldnt have any clue how to remove and refit the motor. Anyone in Wellington keen on some cash to remove the motor for me and refit it after i've finished cleaning it up?

i will do it for free if you pay for my bus ticket to welly and back. (i'm in auckland)

**RSrider** · 25th January 2008, 11:03

Are you serious? LOL

**skidMark** · 25th January 2008, 11:22

Originally Posted by RSrider

Are you serious? LOL

yep...........

it's a 20 minute job.

pay it forward and all that....

take off fairings.....seats.... tank.....disconnect battery....

remove radiator

remove exhaust system.

take off airbox...unhook all carby cables throttle cables......choke cable....and plumbing....

unhook clutch cable.

pull coil leads off....

remove front sprocket cover.

loosen rear axle..... slide wheel forward so you have slack in chain to pull it off front sprocket.

undo connectors in loom.... and remember to unhook engine earth lead and starter motor lead.

undo 3 engine mount bolts.....pull them out....

catch lol

easy.