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Andrew-S:
Thanks folks, I'm very pleased with the K1.

I spent yesterday pawing all over it and taking loads of reference photos.  It is a great bike and in remarkable original condition, it'll need a new paintset eventually and a few other parts replaced - NOS or good used OE when ever possible.

My priority is to get it started and see where I go from there. So I drained the old fuel yesterday (minging stuff) and will need to treat the surface rust that lines the tank - ethanol is satin's liquid! I've been recommended 'Metal Rescue' to cure the tank - anyone used this stuff before, it's not cheap at about £30 for 414ml concentrate (makes a gallon), see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBQX5v4FmzI

Pete coated it in ACF50, a good move and it's done a good job. But I now want to remove it, so before I go just smear it and make it worse by using the wrong products/process, anyone got any experience of getting this stuff off?

UK Pete:
I usually,  just  polish the metal with autosolve without removing any traces of acf50

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Andrew-S:

--- Quote from: UK Pete on December 23, 2018, 08:55:15 AM ---I usually,  just  polish the metal with autosolve without removing any traces of acf50

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That'd be right Pete, I read all this crap on the tinternet about how difficult it was to remove - should have just given it a go!  ::) :D

JamesH:
Andrew - I use Bilt-hammer Deox-C to derust my tank internals. You Do need to flush out any gunk/varnish residue first. I normally remove the stale fuel, then degrease / flush (if you’re careful you can use a pressure washer lance to clean out internally. Then make up a Deox-c solution with hot water and fill the tank with the solution warm.


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UK Pete:
Yes I done a tank with 5hat stuff, then coated it with a diesel film as the tank wants to rust straight away

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