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wacky racer
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 Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:08 pm Post subject: Going Rusty |
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My kart is stored in an underground garage.
Always covered up but the crome has recently started to show spots of rust.
What is the best way to stop this getting any worse.
Spray the crome and frame with WD40 ?
Thanks.
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Geeza
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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WD40 would do the job, just don't get it on your wheels etc. Can also just keep up with the kart and clean it regular and make sure your axle has something on it to prevent rust, wd40 will do that job.
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ToNy-KaRt-HaZzA
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Geeza wrote: | | WD40 would do the job, just don't get it on your wheels etc. Can also just keep up with the kart and clean it regular and make sure your axle has something on it to prevent rust, wd40 will do that job. |
There's nothing wrong with wd40 on wheels? :S
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| ToNy-KaRt-HaZzA wrote: | | Geeza wrote: | | WD40 would do the job, just don't get it on your wheels etc. Can also just keep up with the kart and clean it regular and make sure your axle has something on it to prevent rust, wd40 will do that job. |
There's nothing wrong with wd40 on wheels? :S |
Not a fan of slip and slide unless I was intending on doing it 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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Give all the chrome a good polish with autosol then maybe leave a thin layer on the chrome work without polishing off untill you come to use it, if that fails autosol will defo get the rust away, use scotch cloth to apply and scrub in then anti static cloth to polish off
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Vaknar
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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I thought WD40 softened tyres, not made them slippy?
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Vaknar wrote: | | I thought WD40 softened tyres, not made them slippy? |
Try it mate. 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Vaknar wrote: | | I thought WD40 softened tyres, not made them slippy? |
As T.J said, try it and don't forget the cam corder! hehe
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I was going to try it next test day actually, as I wanted to use up the last of my tyres as they've gone hard
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| Vaknar wrote: | | I was going to try it next test day actually, as I wanted to use up the last of my tyres as they've gone hard |
If you're up for real fun you can also put oil on the back two tyres!
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah it can still go on the wheels though, we use it to put tyres on when we haven't got any tire paste
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Full sugar coke works as a tyre softener too. Really really weird feeling in the first 3/4 laps, but after that the tyres do actually give a bit more grip. Petrol is apparently the same, never tried that though.
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Chuck McCue
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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WD40 does soften tires and ad grip, for a short time.  Dirt track guys used to use WD40 on tires all the time. We just put on new tires.
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shaun everard
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:58 pm Post subject: tyres +wd |
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| Wd40 Does soften tyres but best to soak them the night before it lasts all day i do it regular on my old ygbs. |
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shaun everard
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:58 pm Post subject: tyres +wd |
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| Wd40 Does soften tyres but best to soak them the night before it lasts all day i do it regular on my old ygbs. |
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