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Clubroom => Tech Talk => Topic started by: evo550 on July 08, 2011, 07:38:08 pm
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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?
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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.
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$150 a tube at RAD hard chromers , real nice job too :)
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$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 ;)
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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.
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I believe they braze pits if too deep to chrome over. Shouldnt be a problem.