Watching, Harry, on YouTube, this morning, I quite enjoy he's posts, he was this morning going through what the cars were costing this year to maintain. He mentioned using, "ACF-50", which I have never heard of before.
Anyone on here used it I wonder?
Happy New Year, people.

ACF-50 is what many bikers use during the winter months to protect motorcycles from road salt, it’s not cheap but a fantastic product.

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What he ⬆️ said.

Is it used on non rusted surfaces to prevent rust? * GONE. GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* GONE.2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Rocket ship. 33mpg.
* Range Rover Classic '93 200Tdi Factory fit
* 1949 80" in family since 1975

It was developed for aerospace, a misting inside ally sections stops any corrosion, it’s good stuff I used it on the notoriously troublesome radiators each side on rear/mid engined Porsches which collect loads of debris and start to rot early, the ACF50 although not stopping the debris stopped any rot from the damp which accumulated.

Good stuff. Regards

David

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ACF-50 is handy stuff when you have aluminium / steel together, I've been using it on antenna brackets for many years. When I rebuilt my last 90 I bought new doors so I insulated the aluminium door skin from the steel door frame with ptfe sheet., this will last basically for ever. However I was in a rush finishing the project so I didn't get round to doing the same on the rear door. I used ACF-50 as a temporary measure. There is not a jot of corrosion on that door frame joint 7 years later so I just top it up each year with a quick squirt down the seam. For certain had I not done this the door would be showing typical white powder and blisters by now.

Agreed ... great stuff for classic cars when they are laid up over winter...normally I come back to the car and every bit of alloy has festered and is covered with white dust corrosion...
Basically spray the engine bay now in October and the car is a s good as perfect 5 months later....

As above I sprayed a new alloy rad expecting it to fall to pieces and it’s still as new 3 years later.

As a regular user of ACF50, I would describe it as doing everything WD40 claims to do!

Yes, but it does stain on light surfaces..... Regards

David

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I just bought some ACF-50 on reading it here and want to use it on my other car, is it ok if it hits plastic engine cover parts, pipes etc?

CT

I am not sure TBH, although I’d try and avoid spraying anything plastic based with an oil based product. Regards

David

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I guess I'll have to try some where its not seen, I watched the video of the guy doing his motor bike and he didn't cover anything apart from the tyres but then bikes don't have a lot of plastic to worry about.

Found this on a US aircraft maintenance site....

Will ACF-50 harm aircraft plastics, paint, or wiring?
A. ACF-50 was tested for stress crazing on acrylic plastic and for effect on aircraft grade paints with both tests showing no deleterious effects. ACF-50 was tested on polyimide insu- lated wire and found to have no negative effects.

So....... Regards

David

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Cool thanks for that I should be safe then.

There are plastics and plastics of course, so it’s impossible to say it will be fine on plastic. What I can say is I have used it on all manner of plastic is used in the automotive trade, I’ve used it on insulation used on antenna systems and I’ve used it on electrical installations subject to corrosive atmospheres and I’ve never seen degradation of plastic so far.

I’ve seen some plastics crack as a result of the propellant used in otherwise inert sprays such as PTFE lubricant. What I tend to do if I’m not certain about the plastic is I spray it onto a rag and allow the propellant to evaporate and then wipe it on where ever


On a personal note i use it to clean and spruce up the rubbery plastic arches on my 90 which are pretty much irreplaceable now, I’ve been using it for certainly 20 years on them. My 90 is very important to me