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Title: fork tube chrome repair
Post by: evo550 on July 08, 2011, 07:38:08 pm

I'm currently rebuilding a set of 43 mm forks and noticed that one tube has a chip that feels like it would give any new seal a flogging. Question is has anyone attempted to fill and buff out chip with liquid metal or the like successfully? Rechroming tube is expensive and delaying for one chip.
Thoughts?

Title: Re: fork tube chrome repair
Post by: Curly3 on July 08, 2011, 08:15:23 pm

I've never done it myself but my brother has worked in the industry all his life and say's, that you can put super glue into the chip and then use wet & dryto remove the excess.
This may take a few coats but if you rub your hand along the tube you'll know when you've done enough.

Title: Re: fork tube chrome repair
Post by: Mike52 on July 08, 2011, 09:16:48 pm

$150 a tube at RAD hard chromers , real nice job too  :)

Title: Re: fork tube chrome repair
Post by: evo550 on July 09, 2011, 12:26:39 pm

Quote from: Mike52 on July 08, 2011, 09:16:48 pm

$150 a tube at RAD hard chromers , real nice job too  :)

Yeah I know, but you do one you might as well do them both so that's $300 plus a 4 week wait.
I have had them do plenty of stuff for me in the past, and your right they do a great job, but I thought I might try the $20/ 2 hr option for this one......and if I stuff it up, they'll end up there anyway, and you can give me the " I told you so" speech ;)

Title: Re: fork tube chrome repair
Post by: AL161 on July 09, 2011, 02:55:38 pm

Does anyone know what depth pit can be repaired using the process that RAD uses? I have some badly corroded forks that I would like to replate.

Title: Re: fork tube chrome repair
Post by: PEZBerq on July 09, 2011, 06:31:50 pm

I believe they braze pits if too deep to chrome over. Shouldnt be a problem.