Protecting Coilovers from road grime....

[Zircon]

Afternoon fellas.

I have been fortunate and bought some mint Tein coilovers for my car at half their retail cost. They look like new bar one or two fitting marks and are only 2 years old.

What would you recommend spraying on them to keep them minty fresh through our weather seasons?

The car rarely gets driven in the winter, and only when the road is dry and salt-free, but it does sit outside unfortunately.

I have seen some stuff advertised called FK coilover spray, but I would rather get the tried and tested suggestions from you fine folk.

Thanks

Rob

[B'stard Child]

Old motorcycle inner tubes

[fredd1e]

For Salt corrosion avoidance the big thing amongst uk bikers is an anti corrosison product originally developed I believe for aircraft. Called ACF50 and now available from most good M/bike shops including Hein Gerick (of which there is usually one in every major town or so it would seem).
Clean item and spray liberally with ACF50, leave until winter over and wash off with SDOC100 (another great biker product for shifting clagged on grime/grease/brake dust etc)
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[cupra_bish]

Have a look at these, might work for you?


CLICKY

[wackojacko]

Fantastic stuff I have used this on Motocross bikes and advised a mate to use it on his KW coilovers that he uses on his Daily driver/track car (MR2 MK1) and they are still in perfect condition after 1 and half years ,he washes the car and coats the coilovers once every weak..... certainly works !

http://www.scottoiler.com//uk/


Or WD40 works.

[rb5230]

I was just going to suggest wd40, although this will cause crap to stick to the shocks a bit, nothing a blast with the pressure washer wouldnt sort though.

[Dog Star]

I used heat shrink tubing - slide it round and round the spring then run a heat gun over it.

[Motown Junk]

fredd1e said:

For Salt corrosion avoidance the big thing amongst uk bikers is an anti corrosison product originally developed I believe for aircraft. Called ACF50 and now available from most good M/bike shops including Hein Gerick (of which there is usually one in every major town or so it would seem).
Clean item and spray liberally with ACF50, leave until winter over and wash off with SDOC100 (another great biker product for shifting clagged on grime/grease/brake dust etc)
.

[MC Bodge]

ACF50 is superb

[Zircon]

Thanks for all the replies - I am going to opt for ACF50

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/technics/bike-care-c...

Sounds just what I am after......

[spiritof'76]

This is good stuff.......

http://www.gibbsbrandeurope.com/home.html

Unlike WD40 it's a dry film lubricant so dust and such like won't stick after it dries