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Technical | How To / Re: Kymco Agility 50 Ignition Fix
« on: August 19, 2020, 12:18:42 AM »
Thank you, this is helpful.
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Engine heat paint 1200 works the best...Thanks for the tip again.
I'm not sure if you can get it in the US, and it's not very pretty, but a tin of Granville's High Temperature Cylinder Black paint works wonders on an exhaust.Thanks for the tip. I will look for it.
I'm afraid the rust is pretty standard. I should have kept more pictures of how my courier hack looked after 2 and a half years. You would all feel much better!
Somewhat normal, yes.
What country are you in?
Have seen photos of 3 yr old scooters used daily in the U.K. and they look dreadful - esp. with rust on exhaust and center and side stands.
I also gather that few of these scoots are ever rinsed off, due to weekly rides in the rain.
I would give those areas a good clean, then mask off your scooter with newspaper sheets and give it a spray with a can of high temp black paint. If you're really ambitious you could remove the exhaust to do this......but I have gotten pretty good results by using newspaper and spraying the exhaust in place.
After the paint was well cured I'd give as many exposed areas as you can reach with a spray and wipe with ACF-50 Anti-Corrosion Lubricant Compound to ward off future rust. It will smell a bit until it's cooked in by the engine heat.
Stig
Ya gotta wash 'em pretty regular, Moon, especially in winter. An exhaust will rust faster because of the heat. The Agility is the simplest of the Kymcos and they build them quickly. They may use cheaper paint and plating on some parts. The engines are Honda-inspired bullet-proof so no problem there. If yours was a horse it would have died last month!
I have had similar experience when I rode in rain, did not hose off the bike and let the bike sit over the winter. I suspect that storing the bike outside would have resulted in worse damage. Since corrosion shows metal exposure to the elements, the best course of action is to remove the corroded parts, prep and paint.OK got it. Thanks for the advice.
Plastic drinking strawThanks! Visuals always are more helpful than words.