ACF50 or FS365?

[Itchy]

So which one should be used? as my first British winter in a while is coming up. (HK winters are 17C if it drops below 13C an alert is issued and old people are given money for heating).

I always used to use FS365 and tbh it worked after a ride a quick spray on exposed parts and blind spray through fairing gaps. It keeps a protective layer of crud on the bike which washes off.

While I read a lot about ACF50 these days and the fact it can cause a cinema floor type stickiness on the bike and can form a black film which requires something called washing with some sort of chemical called shampoo to remove.


Tests like this don't help

https://f2mcltd.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/winter-salt-protection-acf50-fs365-or.html

As the steel was sprayed with salty water but the FS365 was not re-applied after each ride.
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I have used ACF50 the past 2 winters on the YBR.
Works just a treat.
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ACF 50

Put it on and forget
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[James83]

I was reading up about ACF 50 as I have my first can on order. On one of the forums I was reading, the bloke that runs the all year biker company posted up on his experience with it. One of the things he mentioned was that if the ACF 50 is sticky, it means too much has been applied. It only needs "2 one/thousandths of an inch" - more than that and it just kind of sits on top of itself and congeals into a jelly that holds dirt. If you get the right amount on, it should be a smooth as glass, and water should bead off it when rinsed, taking the dirt with it.

He also said that rather than spray it on the bike directly, spray it onto a microfiber cloth and apply it like that. Apparently you can keep said cloth in a zip lock and use it for touch ups without respraying it. For hard to reach areas, spray into the lid until you have a little in liquid form, and use a thin paint brush.
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ACF50 cos it smells bootiful.

2 ACF soaked rags, 1 for bodywork other for bolts and nuts.
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[Fisty]

[Northern Monkey]

ACF50 works really well, but it WILL make your bike look like shit after a few days.

The crap sits on top of the ACF50, making everything look dirty. In spring, when you wash it all off, it's clean underneath
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[Flatbadger]

ACF50 here but I've learned my lesson - I found that my saddle came up a treat, and I'm still getting it off nearly a year later
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[Barnoe]

And how hard is it to wash off when you want it off?

we talking power washers?
or soap and sponge kinda wash?
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[Pigeon]

I use both. FS365 all over the metal bits. ACF50 on the lower 1/3 that gets hit by road spray.

[Dave70]

I used it through last winter and it worked a treat.

I sprayed it into the lid and applied with a cloth and used a small paintbrush for harder to reach places. I think I also just gave it a blast straight from the can in one or two areas as well.

As has been said, the bike looked filthy before too long, as I used it every day for commuting. I'd re-apply a bit every now and then to some of the more exposed parts of the bike.

As for removing it come the better weather, it wasn't a problem. I just used muc off with a sponge and warm water like I always do and underneath all the crud that had built up over winter, was a shiny, rust free bike. I also was living by the sea at the time too, so it had the extra salt to deal with.
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ACF50
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[Wull]

I've used acf50 for a few years now and its great stuff,tbh I don't ride in harsh weather anymore,don't need to and don't use it as much these days.

As above,water based degreasers will remove the acf50,usually you can tell if you still have a good coating of the stuff as the water beads when you wash the bike,or when it rains,once it stops doing this its time to reapply.
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[Northern Monkey]

My handy acf tip is to make sure you dont accidentaly spray in on the disks
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[Dave70]

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[blackbosh]

So after buying some acf50 after recommendations from people in actual real life I dont have a clue what Im doing with it. Is it true i spray it on leave it whole winter and wash it off the muck in spring? Cause if thats the case my clean freak mate will go apeshit if he sees my bike covered in road salt, saying that I wont see him in winter as hes a fair weather guy