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What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - paul047 - 11-04-2022
I used a product called SCALE_X which is part phosphoric acid. Used it with green Scotchbrite, miracles! Then metal polish for the shine.  Today I've been chasing electric gremlins on my Beemer, now ready to sell. Shan't miss it.......
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Trevini - 11-04-2022
Took the niners for an mot and picked up a nail in the rear tyre on the way there. It passed though. What is it about new tyres that attract sharp objects to spoil your day?
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Snowbird - 11-04-2022
Unlucky Trev, I'll be getting paranoid about my new boots now.
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Trevini - 11-04-2022
It is what it is, but It's happened to three vehicles either fairly soon after new boots or purchase in the case of one of them. All within about 1k miles. All easily sorted though.
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - alanfavell - 11-04-2022
Quote:I used a product called SCALE_X which is part phosphoric acid. Used it with green Scotchbrite, miracles! Then metal polish for the shine.  Today I've been chasing electric gremlins on my Beemer, now ready to sell. Shan't miss it.......
Ahh the Scale-X trick
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - dablik - 11-04-2022
Unlucky Trev, had this with less than a 100 miles on a rear, punctured by some sort of industrial staple, 2 holes too wide apart furra safe patch, so new tyre, grrr
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - poppykle - 12-04-2022
Quote:Ahh the Scale-X trick
Looking for some way to get the pipes on my 9'er back to silver. They are "shiny" as I have polished them but the stain remains. Started reading up on stainless steel and Harpic etc but I am worried about the effect of the acid on the metal. I have used muriatic acid (aka hydrochloric acid) to strip chrome off parts and stainless steel has a chrome component. Could anyone alleviate my concerns?  Is Scale-X a safer altenative?
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Snowbird - 12-04-2022
When I fitted a franke stainless steel sink the instructions said not to use bleach on it (never looked into why), it's been bleached many times and not yet corroded or spontaneously combusted, I'd be more worried about acid products on stainless, that said a lot of boaty types use oxalic acid to clean stains from just about everything, I've not used it myself so can't tell you anything more useful.
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Trevini - 12-04-2022
Just a thought. How about dishwasher tablets in a dilute solution? Iâve not tried it on stainless exhausts, but theyâre pretty good at stain removal on most metal things.
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - bjorge - 12-04-2022
Quote:When I fitted a franke stainless steel sink the instructions said not to use bleach on it (never looked into why), it's been bleached many times and not yet corroded or spontaneously combusted, I'd be more worried about acid products on stainless, that said a lot of boaty types use oxalic acid to clean stains from just about everything, I've not used it myself so can't tell you anything more useful.Â
Just found https://www.finishing.com/102/09.shtml the other day - this site has a lot of discussions on stainless steel exhaust cleaning
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - fixitsan - 12-04-2022
Quote:Looking for some way to get the pipes on my 9'er back to silver. They are "shiny" as I have polished them but the stain remains. Started reading up on stainless steel and Harpic etc but I am worried about the effect of the acid on the metal. I have used muriatic acid (aka hydrochloric acid) to strip chrome off parts and stainless steel has a chrome component. Could anyone alleviate my concerns?  Is Scale-X a safer altenative?
Scale-X ingredients here
https://upload.interconchemical.com/uploads/ingredients/intercon/scale_x.html
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Water + phosphoric acid + surfactant (wetting agent, as used in shower gels)
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Phosphoric acid is cheap and readily available, you could probably use citric acid too. I know citric acid works well to clear out corossion, because the day after a put some in my central heating system it ate through what was left of the cast iron heat exchanger in my 25 year old boiler, and so started dripping , and then dribbling. It was about to go anyway, but citric acid finished it off !
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Studley Ramrod - 12-04-2022
Quote:Ahh the Scale-X trick
Very good.Quote:Looking for some way to get the pipes on my 9'er back to silver. They are "shiny" as I have polished them but the stain remains. Started reading up on stainless steel and Harpic etc but I am worried about the effect of the acid on the metal. I have used muriatic acid (aka hydrochloric acid) to strip chrome off parts and stainless steel has a chrome component. Could anyone alleviate my concerns?  Is Scale-X a safer altenative?
Think I used Harpic 10x on my downpipes, Removes the staining but can leave a black residue which then needs to be polished off.
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - drewpy - 13-04-2022
after my ride out today, decided the brakes were wooden, renewed the fluid and they are back to stopping as the used to be.
happy days
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - drewpy - 17-04-2022
passed my IAM Mod3 test yesterdayÂ
photo from Saddleworth moor
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What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Studley Ramrod - 17-04-2022
Congratulations drewps :good:
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - Snowbird - 17-04-2022
Well done Drewepy. :drinks:
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - drewpy - 17-04-2022
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Quote:Well done Drewepy. :drinks:thanks
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - fixitsan - 17-04-2022
Fitted offset risers and rode 100 miles
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Great improvement in riding position and feel for the front end
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Bought from here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254683906029?var=554451906388
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Risers by Chris Barron, on FlickrQuote:passed my IAM Mod3 test yesterdayÂ
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Congratulations !
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - dablik - 17-04-2022
Congrats, well done drew :good:
What Have You Done To Your Tdm Today? - alanfavell - 17-04-2022
Tyres have been on 2 years ish - rear ABS sensor was V tight but a little plus gas got it moving - normally it would be out every year minimum - damn that covid19
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Front tyre off n new one on & balanced
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Rear tyre as above
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Both Bridgestone T32
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Rear brake piston cleaned n rear caliper mount sprayed - looks great I fink & now fitted
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Front caliper pistons cleaned along with the calipers
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GPR dirty noisy smelly? silencers
removed and shiny mint std cans back on - sooo quiet - in ya face swiss polis - will be refurbing the GPR cans asapÂ
All reassembled and toys to bed. Even did the car tyre pressures while the compressor was full.
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Bike test ride / tyre scrub postponed due to Amazon......
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Ps, No broken fingernails - 9er rider