J J, A zinc coating is electrically applied where galvanizing is hot dipped into a zinc solution. Galvanizing gives you better corrosion protection, but they’re both zinc coatings.
That is a lot of rust. If you want to keep using the basket, you could try a rust converter on it. I’m glad you’re installing fenders as it looks like they’re very much needed where you are. Best, Aaron in El Paso On Jul 12, 2022, at 08:04, J J <[email protected]> wrote: Good morning all. Appreciate your responses, Philip, Richard, and Brian. I suppose I'm ignorant about how zinc plating on steel works — is it supposed to be a great rust inhibitor? I attached a photo of the basket in question. I was installing fenders on my Hunq and got a good look at the underside of the basket and saw that it was basically covered in rust. So I took it off, and noticed that the rusted points that contacted the Nitto Campee rack caused pitting on the rack. I have ridden in wet conditions occasionally, but nothing drastic. I wonder how common this extent of rusting is? The rust on mine took buseage right up to the cliff and then over the edge! On Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 9:27:10 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > I purchased a Nitto rack from Analog back in 2020, and it has the Cerakote > finish on it. It looks great of course, but I was surprised at how fast the > coating wore off in certain spots where my bag rested on the top of the rack. > I wonder if the material of a bag placed inside a Wald basket with Cerakote > would abrade the basket finish in the same manner with normal riding? I think > Cerakote is a thinner coating than say, powdercoat, but I had assumed it > would be a bit more durable. > > On Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 8:18:27 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: >> Analog Cycles has some that are cerakoted. It’s tougher than powder. I have >> a 137 from them & is great. Though as we speak it appears they only have 137 >> half & full baskets. Worth a call though. Or finding a local cerakote >> applicator. >> >> https://analogcycles.com/collections/basksets >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 11, 2022, at 4:09 PM, J J <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Has anyone come across a good stainless steel basket around the same size >>> as the 139? I'm not concerned about weight. I love the Wald, but the >>> rusting has gotten too much. >> >>> >>> Or has anyone successfully treated a new Wald with a clear coat of some >>> sort to mitigate rusting? If so, what did you use? >>> >>> Thanks very much. >> >>> -- >> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/564b504e-ce12-4f07-9b6c-2dfd64e7b80cn%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/358dfa75-cd46-4432-bfc9-821466ecaad8n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/FD7E45D1-EED7-4B8C-BD71-DDE4BFCB8808%40gmail.com.
