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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Oddjob on February 27, 2023, 10:37:40 PM ---Trouble is Ted the milky colour could just as easily have been water trapped inside the U shape slowly corroding the metal inside the plastic. I honestly don't know, all I do know is that is the way they looked after a few years.

I do know mine were fitted to a brand new tank and within less than a year the clips were so rusty you could see dirty rust water coming out of the trim. I lent the bike to the BIL for a week, he wanted to show off on it. It came back with the tank trim in a carrier bag, I was really annoyed at him, you don't start mucking with a bike belonging to someone else even if it is family. He explained he was concerned at the amount of rust he could see and didn't want it getting any worse. You could see all the scratch marks caused by the clips on a brand new tank, they'd all started to rust.

I ended up selling the tank trim set to Graham as I didn't want to refit it due to the rust problems it was causing.

I don't mind the trim, I just thought I should warn others of the problems fitting a set can cause.

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I completely agree with you Ken about the use of steel clips to retain mouldings on vehicles it's a potential source of rusting almost immediately.

Hopefully a pampered garaged bike used mainly in the dry should be okay for many years.

Oddjob:
Pampered, as in never washed? As that’s a source of water to get into the moulding, unless of course you use a dryer to remove it but would that remove all of it?

Not saying don’t buy the trim, I’m saying find an alternative method of attaching it.

taysidedragon:
If you used clear silicone to hold it on, using masking tape to keep it in place until set, you could avoid using metal clips altogether.

SPR:
What you have to ensure is not leaving any pockets without silicone .... or it could be just as bad as a water trap as using clips


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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Oddjob on February 28, 2023, 10:41:02 AM ---Pampered, as in never washed? As that’s a source of water to get into the moulding, unless of course you use a dryer to remove it but would that remove all of it?

Not saying don’t buy the trim, I’m saying find an alternative method of attaching it.

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How about waterless vehicle cleaner the more expensive ones work brilliantly ?

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