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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 11:54:46 GMT
Can some kind soul point me in the right direction please. I have corrosion on the front forks of my 98 Fazer 600 which is not only unsightly but is spoiling an otherwise very tidy bike. I have been researching this on the web and am being advised to cut it back with wet&dry, starting with 220 then progressing to 400, 600, 1000, before finishing with a clear lacquer. Does this sound right? Any advise muchly appreciated.  |
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Post by bev on Apr 20, 2015 12:45:02 GMT
Buy a better bike.  I've tried repairing forks but it depends how deep the corrosion goes and how long you want to keep it. Deep pitting can be filled with a spot of superglue but it won't last forever. Starting at 220 grit is a bit extreme, I'd start at 1000 grit and finish with 2500 and not a dry sanding, wet or a light oiling first. Even slight pitting on the active part of the fork stantion can rip seals. I've never finished with lacquer, wouldn't have thought it would be hard wearing enough. Did this a few times on the old divvy before I finally 'forked' out for new stantions |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Apr 20, 2015 13:56:35 GMT
Can some kind soul point me in the right direction please. I have corrosion on the front forks of my 98 Fazer 600 which is not only unsightly but is spoiling an otherwise very tidy bike. I have been researching this on the web and am being advised to cut it back with wet&dry, starting with 220 then progressing to 400, 600, 1000, before finishing with a clear lacquer. Does this sound right? Any advise muchly appreciated. I assume you mean the bottom bit's rather than the chrome bits, in the past I have stripped off the lacquer using paint stipper, the old kind of paint stripper, not the new stuff, then I have used some 120 grit, followed by 240, then on to 600, all done using wet n dry, wet, with some soap in the water, I then just polished it with autosol, I never lacquered it, because it will happen again pretty soon, be careful on the lacquer you use, because a lot of them turn yellow pretty quickly! |
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Post by bev on Apr 20, 2015 14:40:40 GMT
I assumed he meant the top bits.  I've only used light wet and dry and autosol on the bottom bit. Not really seen the bottom bits corroded. |
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Post by m40man on Apr 20, 2015 14:55:39 GMT
The Fazer 600 fork bottoms always seemed to corrode & look unattractive. I'd just wet 'n dry smooth & respray silver. You can mask the tops easily enough, no need to take apart - just take off the bike to do. I'd not brush-paint. It's unlikely you'll get all the brush strokes out. I did that with one of mine but was never too pleased about the finish.
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Post by satnav on Apr 20, 2015 16:55:42 GMT
I use this stuff.  I used to use it on my mountain bike to great effect. So I wondered how well it would fair on my 125 and D9. So far it is doing a grand job of protecting things such as the forks etc. It contains Polytetrofluroethelene or Teflon to us oiks. Which makes it hydrophobic; it also acts as a lubricant too. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 17:14:20 GMT
Excellent response. Thank you. Yes I did mean the bottom alloy part, I should have been more specific. Sorry Bev. It looks an easier job than I feared. Even for someone of my lazy attitude to maintenance bodging . |
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Post by bev on Apr 20, 2015 17:56:52 GMT
Buy a Suzuki, I've never had corroded lower forks on one. |
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Post by CD on Apr 20, 2015 18:03:18 GMT
My predictable response is powder coat. The forks will have to be stripped and cleaned but that's no bad thing. Once done the finish is tough.
Failing that strip to bare metal, acid etch prime and paint. Costs may be similar either way though paint can be done without stripping the forks.
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