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Prevent Corrosion in a garage?

  • 17-06-2007 11:29pm
    #1
    helvetica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭


    Howdy folks. I've just built a brick garage for my bike among other things. I thought I was the smart lad having a place to keep the bike dry over the winter, but some smarter lad told me if you cover a bike in a garage it might creat condensation and corrode it WORSE than if it was left outside for the winter!! Is there any truth in this? Are there any simple tips to storing a valuable bike and preventing corrosion? Some suggestions I have already are:

    1. Spray with WD40 and cover
    2. buy a de-humidifier and plug it in (all winter?)
    3. dry-line and insulate the walls of the garage, along with a damp course (have this)
    4. get a small electric heater on a timer and leave it in

    This might sound anal but some parts are already starting to corrode, and this is a long-term bike for me :D

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    The Doktor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭The Doktor


    Get yourself some Rock Oil "Silicone protector spray" rather than wd-40.
    WD-40 will evaporate after a little while, the silicone spray wont.
    You will get it in plenty of bike shops.
    Spray it all over the bike, plastics and all... tis great stuff for keeping water out, and rubber hoses etc in good condition.
    I keep my bike in a garage, and never had any problems with damp... but i suppose it depends on the garage.


  • #3
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    The problem isn't that your garage is damp or anything, it's that the condensation that builds up on the (cold) metal on your bike, in your (probably warm-ish) garage, and there's no where for it to go. No/poor air flow is the main culprit. Your bike is 'sweating'...........

    Dehumidifier, etc, will work...........but it'll cost you a fortune in ESB...........and an electric heater, likewise. Also, I don't like elec heaters in an area where there's petrol..........:eek:

    I built a nice big garage, and put 6 vents in the wall.

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  • #4
    helvetica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭helvetica


    galwaytt wrote:
    I built a nice big garage, and put 6 vents in the wall.

    Aha, this makes sense allright! I'm fitting velux, I guess if I keep them open a crack? I just thought if it rains heavy I'll get extra moisture in the garage. Maybe vents are better. So is there any point in insulating the garage if you have vents?

    Cheers


  • #5
    The Doktor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭The Doktor


    What I did in my garage was to put battons on the walls, that foam stuff with the tin foil on it, and then plywood over it. The idea was to insulate, and to make sure I would never have a problem putting shelves up, or worry about putting screws in the right place...
    It has a pitched roof with velux windows. There is never a problem with damp. And it is always warm enough to work in it, even in the winter.
    But still.. silcione protector spray is great :)


  • #6
    helvetica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭helvetica


    OK thanks lads :)


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