paul g wrote: My 28 restoration I left them bare with the correct brushed finish and use a little corrosion inhibitor on them. This obviously will require a little regular maintenance with cleaning and re application, if you are going to leave the bike for another 20 years in a damp shed then 2 pack silver paint with an etch primer will give a durable maintenance free finish

you got me on that ^^

thanks for all the replies - a real education

had I know even half of that I wouldn't have bothered with clear coat, anyway I've gone onto Amazon and got some ACF-50 as I've a feeling its going to coming in handy on a lot of things, and thats not protection for the next 20yrs in damp shed


Also found this stuff XCP rust blocker that came up in a add next to ACF-50 the reviews are very mixed but still gets 5stars from MCN

https://www.amazon.co.uk/XCP-Rust-Blocker-Performance-Protection/dp/B01N3D2FET/ref=sr_1_1_mod_primary_new?dchild=1&keywords=xcp+rust&qid=1620908482&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sr=8-1
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