Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 so there i was beholding the puddle of black nitromros and my loverly shiny silver/raw forks and low and behold theyre bloody steel ! so is the only option i have to laquer them ? ( or paint of course ) or is there something else i can do ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 You could wax them, but you might aswelll cover them with paint or clearcoat. If you don't, you'll get a lovely brown finish on them after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 feck to the paint shop it is tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 How the hell did you not know they were steel?! Surely their weight and/or constuction gave it away?! Anyway.....Even if you do laquer them, the water will eventually find a way in. Best bet is to paint them and then laquer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 well they are onza tuf guys with the "ripple" being my idiot self assumed they would be alu (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 well they are onza tuf guys with the "ripple" being my idiot self assumed they would be alu :) ← (Y) Have you actually held them and felt their weight!!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 yeah never held any other forks so wasnt sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the666ers Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Whoops, ah well. For future reference dude, the easiest way to tell if something is steel from alu is by checking the construction. The welds on steel stuff are usually quite small and neat (about 1mm across the rippling), where as the welds on alu are generally really beefy and much fatter (about 3-4mm). You can also tell usually by checking out any machining etc. You can't really machine pretty patterns etc with steel so the dropouts are likely to be very basic and just like a cut plate of steel, whereas on alloy stuff the dropouts can be machined to look all pretty and loose weight. Have a look at viz forks, then have a look at some pashley 26mhz forks. You'll see what I mean straight away. Plus you can always paint them yourself...check the FAQ (Y)" James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 i meant paint shop as in shop that sells pain (Y)" hehe got some grey primer and am reading your tutorial now gonna do it tomorrow and thanks for the advice :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 if you cant tell what your forks are made of, take a magnet and check it: the magnet will bond to the steel. the magnet will not bond to the alu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 i meant paint shop as in shop that sells pain (Y)" ← doesnt sound a very nice shop :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 oh its not (Y)" ^paint^ lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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