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Offline evo550

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fork tube chrome repair
« 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?

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Re: fork tube chrome repair
« Reply #1 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.

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Re: fork tube chrome repair
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2011, 09:16:48 pm »
$150 a tube at RAD hard chromers , real nice job too  :)
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Re: fork tube chrome repair
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2011, 12:26:39 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 ;)

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Re: fork tube chrome repair
« Reply #4 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.

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Re: fork tube chrome repair
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2011, 06:31:50 pm »
I believe they braze pits if too deep to chrome over. Shouldnt be a problem.
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