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swearbear9r
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by swearbear9r Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:01 pm
Hi all. Just after a bit of help…. I have a yoshi on my 9r and on the tip there seems to be something happening it’s not rust but it’s like little spots of white powder forming………. When I wipe it of the metal underneath is not as shine any more…….. has any else had this problem……… if so how did they stop it…….. I have put a pic up but it’s a little hard to see…………Thanks for any help............
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robracer
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by robracer Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:39 pm
Looks like the aloy is oxidising.... Polish the mother!
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by JetPilot Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:50 pm
robracer wrote: Looks like the aloy is oxidising.... Polish the mother!
Yep, looks like oxidisation to me. As Rob said polish it hard.
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Blurr
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by Blurr Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:54 pm
autosol is the go or brite shine (i think its called)
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by robracer Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:59 pm
Blurr wrote: autosol is the go or brite shine (i think its called)
"Mothers" is really good for the final polish after cutting it with autosol
swearbear9r
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by swearbear9r Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:41 pm
thanks guys i will have to give it a good hard rub............ and keep my mother out of this lol.............
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