Removing & stopping rust.

[greenhorn]

This is the 2003 GZ I bought for $800. It is my commuter ..I ain't in it for the beauty. How can I go about removing this rust & then treating the area to stop it?

I need to know:

1) How to remove it & how to treat the area to retard it.

2) Product info./ brands

I would prefer NOT to paint. My main goal is to stop it and then apply something to stop the progression.

Thanks,

M

[5th_bike]

Hammerite (Rust Cap) is a product that binds with the rust and encapsulates it. You can get it in different colors.

Just remove loose rust flakes with a steel or copper brush, no need to sand it down to bare metal.

It is harder to find but much better than Rustoleum (which is what the majority of google and hardware store search results will point you to)

[Water Warrior 2]

Now you have 2 bikes ?????

[greenhorn]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

Now you have 2 bikes ?????

Well if this were the only one you had would you be satisfied? haha

I got a deal a few years back that I couldn't pass up. A 2006 Kawi 500. 2300 miles on it for $1800. It's an awesome ride. I have a local WOW group I toot around with. It's taking some getting used to especially with slow maneuvers..... like practicing quick stops.... or trying to back it up. Even though it's only 430 lbs dry it doesn't take much for it to get away from me...

[Water Warrior 2]

430 lbs can have a life of it's own. When Lynda first got her M-50 it was a literal giant compared to the GZ with nearly 2x's the weight. Thankfully it has a reasonable center of gravity but there was still an interesting learning curve to handle. I did swap out the handlebars for the C-50 bars that are a bit wider with more pull back which provide more leverage and less stretching.
The main thing is practice and try to define the difficulties and fix them.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by 5th_bike

Hammerite (Rust Cap) is a product that binds with the rust and encapsulates it. You can get it in different colors.

While this is a great product (I've used it on metal garden furniture) it's still a "paint", & it'll make the bike look like a patchwork quilt
I use a product that's as thin as water, & turns the rust to a solid (black) & kills it. There are different brand names for it, but your local autoparts store should stock it. Rust killer?

[blaine]

Here is one hat works extremely well:
http://www.evaporust.com/evaporust.html ... NAod7iegWw
:2tup:

[alantf]

While it may work fine, you've got to soak everything in it for between 30 minutes & 24 hours, and it costs $28! The stuff that I use comes in 250 ml (½ pint approx) you just paint it on, then wait 10 to 15 minutes until the rust solidifies & turns black, & it costs the equivalent of $5 or $6.[attachment=0:39fqcmec]b56.jpg[/attachment:39fqcmec]

There are lots of different brands, it's cheap, easy to use, & leaves a great rust free finish.

[mrlmd1]

Those rust converters are made by a large variety of manufacturers, come in small plastic bottles, are inexpensive, are applied with a small brush to the affected area and work chemically by converting ferrous oxide (rust) to an inert ferrous sulfite, That turns it black but is impervious to further rusting. Just keep an eye on the area and reapply the solution if the rust progresses out from the original area you treated. It can be painted over to hide it if you want, or left as is.