Thanks to both for the tips. I'll try 'em-bar the brake fluid-knowing me, i'd get it everywhere. I think I've got a fair bit of polishing out to do on the forks (the whjeels aren't too bad after a bit of hand polishing)-otherwise the TBird has been no worse than many others going through winter, though nowhere near as good as old lumps of metal from the 60's and 70's (bar Italian and Jap!).
Must admit I look at my mate's winter hack-an Enfield 500-with envy. Doesn't seem to matter what you do to those things.
[ This message was edited by: GeneralPig on 2006-04-17 13:14 ]