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cleaning r1200r forks

  • 25-01-2015 7:19pm
    #1
    Robbie. dub
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭


    Anyone know how to clean the aluminium forks? Mine are wrecked.


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  • #2
    blade1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,453 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Robbie. dub wrote: »
    Anyone know how to clean the aluminium forks? Mine are wrecked.

    You could sand them down with very fine wet and dry sand paper and shine them up with AutoSol.

    They will look amazing but a bit of maintenance would be required every so often.

    Well worth it imo!


  • #3
    Robbie. dub
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭Robbie. dub


    Cheers. I don't think I can sand
    these though. They already have that rough finish.

    might give the autosol a shot though.


  • #4
    Wossack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,025 ✭✭✭Wossack


    autosol does the same thing sandpaper does, just slower :p


  • #5
    Max Headroom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    If theyre anodised you wont be able to do anything with them unless you remove the anodising.....it can be done and then polished.....


  • #6
    two wheels good
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭two wheels good


    Wet and dry paper, a few coats of Hammerite Smooth (aerosol), final coat of lacquer (optional).
    Close match to original colour, holding up better than I expected after a few years.

    There's an small air-vent srcrew at top of stanchions. Don't forget to open if removing\installing forks.


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  • #7
    Robbie. dub
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭Robbie. dub


    two wheels good wrote: »
    Wet and dry paper, a few coats of Hammerite Smooth (aerosol), final coat of lacquer (optional).
    Close match to original colour, holding up better than I expected after a few years.

    There's an small air-vent srcrew at top of stanchions. Don't forget to open if removing\installing forks.

    Sounds risky :-)
    Any chance you could take a few pics?


  • #8
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Robbie. dub wrote: »
    Sounds risky :-)
    Any chance you could take a few pics?

    Acid or alkaline clean. Scrub them with cif and rinse very well. Acid etch primer and some rattle can wheel spray then topcoat with clearcoat. Not cheap for etch primer but will stick to alloy very well.


  • #9
    Robbie. dub
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭Robbie. dub


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    Acid or alkaline clean. Scrub them with cif and rinse very well. Acid etch primer and some rattle can wheel spray then topcoat with clearcoat. Not cheap for etch primer but will stick to alloy very well.

    Have you done this already?
    I'd love to see the finished product!


  • #10
    two wheels good
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭two wheels good


    Robbie. dub wrote: »
    Sounds risky :-)
    Any chance you could take a few pics?

    Here you go. Though I should have waited for daylight to take photos.
    And I should have mentionedm mine is an R1150


  • #11
    Robbie. dub
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭Robbie. dub


    two wheels good wrote: »
    Here you go. Though I should have waited for daylight to take photos.
    And I should have mentionedm mine is an R1150

    Thanks for doing uploading!
    I think I might try that, going to give them a good scrub first though and see how they turn out. Its surprising how fast they lost their finish, the bike only has 20k on the clock and they look wrecked......


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