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Front forks question ?

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K2-K6:
And the goggles, don't forget the goggles  :)

I'm not necessarily that cautious,  but from working with chemicals realise that soft tissue (eyes) are vulnerable to things of this strength and concentration, and also quite useful in full working order too.

Also put a turnup on rubber glove cuff to avoid contamination running off them onto your arms, again chemical handling sensible precautions.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Athame57 on February 10, 2021, 05:38:06 AM ---K2-K6 has it down to a tee! As for the finish, I removed the old paint and now keep them polished with Autosol, they look great. Same with the brake caliper arm, it's really worth the effort!

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I know you are a polisher from previous posts - in this instance I'm inclined  to follow your advice to polish the forks first to see how them come up. (probably not the brake caliper arm though).
Do you use a flap wheel after stripping off the paint?

Athame57:

--- Quote from: Macabethiele (Ted) on February 10, 2021, 11:43:53 AM ---
Do you use a flap wheel after stripping off the paint?

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I do use a drill with a polishing kit but I always use a cloth with autosol to finish, especially on the inside where you can't apply drill borne brushes.

heli_madken:

--- Quote from: K2-K6 on February 10, 2021, 11:32:40 AM ---And the goggles, don't forget the goggles  :)

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Yes good advice, I wear safety glasses by default and forgot to mention them.

Ted, if the surface of the forks are pitted use some 400 grade wet and dry (used wet) then go to finer grades finishing with 800 before polishing. You can do it by hand with Autosol but a simple lambs wool mop in a drill together with Autosol will do the job very well.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Thanks everyone for your advice everone  I wil post my progress when I start doing the front forks on my rebuild thread.
 

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