Polished Bare Aluminum on 18 Slim
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Polished Bare Aluminum on 18 Slim
How the heck do you keep this stuff clean? It's beyond me why any engineer wouldn't clear coat this engine... Aluminum stains so bad, and rusts wicked fast compared to other metals.
Any tips? I have no clue how I'm going to clean the rocker box covers.... I guess harley doesn't want this bike to have a single drop of water on it.... EVER.
EDIT: Googled. Apparently it's not called rust. Even though the corrosion is a result of an oxidation process... and is aluminum oxide. I guess in this case something that looks and sounds like a duck isn't a duck. TIL. The result is the same however, so you get my point.
Any tips? I have no clue how I'm going to clean the rocker box covers.... I guess harley doesn't want this bike to have a single drop of water on it.... EVER.
EDIT: Googled. Apparently it's not called rust. Even though the corrosion is a result of an oxidation process... and is aluminum oxide. I guess in this case something that looks and sounds like a duck isn't a duck. TIL. The result is the same however, so you get my point.
Last edited by gaugeforever; 08-23-2018 at 07:37 PM.
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Aluminum does not rust. It may tarnish, or stain but it will not rust.
I have washed my bikes a total of 3 times in the last 10 years of so. Unless you ride in the rain or get a lot of mud or other road debris on your bike there really is no need to wash it, ever. If you do ride in the rain or pick up road debris disregard what I said. Exept that aluminum does not rust. That's a given.
I have washed my bikes a total of 3 times in the last 10 years of so. Unless you ride in the rain or get a lot of mud or other road debris on your bike there really is no need to wash it, ever. If you do ride in the rain or pick up road debris disregard what I said. Exept that aluminum does not rust. That's a given.
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Originally Posted by gaugeforever
How the heck do you keep this stuff clean? It's beyond me why any engineer wouldn't clear coat this engine... Aluminum stains so bad, and rusts wicked fast compared to other metals.
Any tips? I have no clue how I'm going to clean the rocker box covers.... I guess harley doesn't want this bike to have a single drop of water on it.... EVER.
EDIT: Googled. Apparently it's not called rust. Even though the corrosion is a result of an oxidation process... and is aluminum oxide. I guess in this case something that looks and sounds like a duck isn't a duck. TIL. The result is the same however, so you get my point.
Any tips? I have no clue how I'm going to clean the rocker box covers.... I guess harley doesn't want this bike to have a single drop of water on it.... EVER.
EDIT: Googled. Apparently it's not called rust. Even though the corrosion is a result of an oxidation process... and is aluminum oxide. I guess in this case something that looks and sounds like a duck isn't a duck. TIL. The result is the same however, so you get my point.
I just use mothers aluminum polish every now an again
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Aluminum does not rust. It may tarnish, or stain but it will not rust.
I have washed my bikes a total of 3 times in the last 10 years of so. Unless you ride in the rain or get a lot of mud or other road debris on your bike there really is no need to wash it, ever. If you do ride in the rain or pick up road debris disregard what I said. Exept that aluminum does not rust. That's a given.
I have washed my bikes a total of 3 times in the last 10 years of so. Unless you ride in the rain or get a lot of mud or other road debris on your bike there really is no need to wash it, ever. If you do ride in the rain or pick up road debris disregard what I said. Exept that aluminum does not rust. That's a given.
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We get bugs too. But I'm somewhat **** about my bike and detail it after every ride. But then I don't commute on it and that makes a big difference in the availability to ride it only when I want to, and when I can clean it afterward. My bike is a sun and fun vehicle, and pampered accordingly.
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