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30-08-07, 07:27 PM
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Re: Fork Finish?
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 thought i recognised the springs on the down pipe.
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30-08-07, 08:45 PM
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Re: Fork Finish?
I got fed up with mine as well.
A bit of wet dry, elbow greese and Halfords finest clear lacquer  Before and after wet dry  After lacquer  I know it's not as sexy as Lissa's front end  but it's much better than before 
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30-08-07, 09:02 PM
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Re: Fork Finish?
Both look really good!
Lisa, I'm not sure I'm keen enough to polish them like that. It would use up valuable riding time. I could sent you my forks if you fancy doing them for me!  I could live with the wet'n'dry version though!. Has anyone tried Plastic coating? Carl Last edited by Berlin; 30-08-07 at 09:04 PM. |
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30-08-07, 09:08 PM
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Re: Fork Finish?
Mine didn't take as long to do as you might think. They weren't as bad as toonyanks to start with, but I got them looking like that in 3 hours
Feel free to send 'em..................I have plenty of spare time in the evenings!
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30-08-07, 09:09 PM
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Re: Fork Finish?
What did you polish them with Lissa? Did you strip of the old coating first?
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30-08-07, 09:12 PM
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Yes, I used Nitromors to strip the old laquer, then used my polishing wheel and graduated polishing compounds. You can get a great finish using progressively finer wet and dry and then solvol autosol though.
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30-08-07, 09:50 PM
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Re: Fork Finish?
Those look awesome LIISA. ALSO, Toonyank, nice one. Might give that a go. I take it better to do it with the wheel off?
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30-08-07, 10:20 PM
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Re: Fork Finish?
I got my old ones powdercoated black, it's more durable than paint... But you need to dismantle the forks to do it. The actual cost of the coating was about £20. Ideal opportunity to fire in some springs of the right rate while you're at it
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31-08-07, 08:25 AM
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Re: Fork Finish?
Lissa my front end is better
I'll post pics if you all want
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31-08-07, 06:17 PM
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