Dealing with rust (another one)

[husoi]

After long research and plenty thinking I decided that my best option to deal with rust on the pan is this:

Rust stripping disk to remove it

 

Cold zinc primer as treatment 

 

Then some black paint to match the existing.

This where the original is black and out of sight.

 

The fairings bolts are new and I will only use some anti sticky paste, I believe @Bender suggested it (apologies if someone else)

 

The side and central stand is a different matter all together.

Don't think I can nickel plate both because of the size.

Still in study and open to suggestions

 

Would zinc and black paint help?

Edited April 9, 2024 by husoi

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

As I think I've said elsewhere, I've used Bonda primer and Ronseal NoRust on that kind of rust with very good results. 

 

I'd go with paint in a tin rather than a rattle can as unless you're dismantling everything getting at the back of the tubing with a spray is difficult to ensure good coverage.

 

Both are cellulose based so you'd need some thinners. 

[Bender]

47 minutes ago, husoi said:

After long research and plenty thinking I decided that my best option to deal with rust on the pan is this:

Rust stripping disk to remove it

 

Cold zinc primer as treatment 

 

Then some black paint to match the existing.

This where the original is black and out of sight.

 

The fairings bolts are new and I will only use some anti sticky paste, I believe @Bender suggested it (apologies if someone else)

 

The side and central stand is a different matter all together.

Don't think I can nickel plate both because of the size.

Still in study and open to suggestions

 

Would zinc and black paint help?

 Not guilty I think  

[manxie49]

Historically I've always used Fertan products and found them to be excellent.  I've used their product range on everything from bikes to metal garden railings and I've never had any issues.  They do a full range of products available here in the UK.  Not cheap, but they do seem to work.

[S-Westerly]

1 hour ago, manxie49 said:

Historically I've always used Fertan products and found them to be excellent.  I've used their product range on everything from bikes to metal garden railings and I've never had any issues.  They do a full range of products available here in the UK.  Not cheap, but they do seem to work.

Used to use Fertan on a boat and it worked well enough. Easy to apply as well.

[manxie49]

1 hour ago, S-Westerly said:

Used to use Fertan on a boat and it worked well enough. Easy to apply as well.

That was pretty much how I found out about it, a mate used it on his boat trailer, that was a few years ago and the trailer is still going strong.  You don't get much harsher an environment than the sea, it's a good advert for it.

[husoi]

Progress so far

Used rust converter on places I can't remove rust with the disk or steel brush.

Applied the zinc primer to cleaned parts.

Where metal is pitted I used chemical cleaning.  

The side stand was probably the worst part.

Unfortunately acid doesn't really work on iron as much as in steel so lots of brushing, sanding and disk.

 

Tomorrow will show the 3 bits with nickel plating

The 2 springs for the stand and the axle bolt.

Picture with the green liquid is for the plating

 

 

[husoi]

First batch of plated bits

The thread on the bolt needs some detailing.

Happy with the rest.

Hopefully rust free for a while 

[Simon Davey]

Good progress, you have such patience.

[husoi]

Another update.

 

A very shiny side stand

And a very rusty central stand

 

 

Honda love to make things complicated

In order to remove the side stand I had to remove the entire exhaust system.

This because the axle for the centre stand comes out straight to the pipe just before the silencer

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Did you find that centre stand on the Titanic?

[S-Westerly]

Looks like the result of magnet fishing in a canal.

[husoi]

More like never done anything to it since 2015

[husoi]

Found a blasting company that will do it for around £15

Not even going to think twice about it.

The guy even said would paint it for me. Just not sure what paint he will be doing but I'll discuss it on Wednesday when I go there

Some works aren't worth the trouble of trying to do manually when a machine can do it faster, better and cheaper than me spending 3 hours and have it half done

[husoi]

Forgot to mention that I got a new job

Boss is a biker too, even if he have HDs but still counts

[Fiddlesticks]

1 hour ago, husoi said:

Forgot to mention that I got a new job

Boss is a biker too, even if he have HDs but still counts

Congratulations!

[husoi]

Back to the main subject 

Just ordered the 2 springs for the stand.

Now just need everything to arrive and get it fitted.

Meanwhile will still.havr to clean the underside of the engine and whatever more I will find needing a clean. Apply more ACF50 and put the fairings back with the new bolts.

That's a job for the weekend and evenings.

[S-Westerly]

4 hours ago, husoi said:

Forgot to mention that I got a new job

Boss is a biker too, even if he have HDs but still counts

Oh congratulations.  Hope it works out well for you.