Fix Damaged Leaking Forks 

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@@AVVGCustomstudio is that the table salt? That yiu used for zinc plating?

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I agree with you, these techniques are useful for repair scratches and rusted spots to prevent them from damaging seals and rusting again, I showed them on this big spot for better visual perception just to show the process.

The idea for this video come to me when my good mate scratched a fork at a motorcross training and it starts damaging the seals, He 30 years is working as a mecanical engineer and when we disassembled the fork to change seals he show me a few technics how it can be fixed not to change a tube due a scratch. These techniques are useful for repair small scratches and rusted spots to prevent them from damaging seals and rusting again, I showed them on this big spot for better visual perception just to show the process. Also all my videos are just for enjoy the process of learning something new, improve my skills, make new friends and share with community. So wish you a good day and thanks for watching 👍

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Hi Anna, thanks for watching, I recommend to use termo epoxy putty

@@AVVGCustomstudio Is this applicable in Power steering Rack Rust damage?

Hi Alinel, yes, you can use a charger or just connect 2 wires to a simple battery 1.5v, the process will be slower but it also works well, and after zinc plating don't forget to deactivate the acid that is used for plating, for that you can wash your fork with water with baking soda or use a good degreaser.

@@adrianv.6331 super quick reply !! thanks a lot man. great help. cheers.

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Hi, no chrome surface are very hard to erase with sandpaper, if you sanding with a long sanding block, filled surface will level with a chrome surface.

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Hello Rogelio, thanks for watching, it depends on how well all the procedures were performed and on the quality of the filler used, for a long time I recommend zinc plating with orthophosphoric acid (it's soldering acid) or copper plating, and also use "novol thermo epoxy resin" as a filler, it is rock hard and holds up very well.

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Hi Travo! Welcome to my channel. Unfortunately don't know, I ordered seal's but because of the quarantine they get stuck somewhere...

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Hi, thank you for the comment, it really doesn't matter, usually, I don't drain the battery, the most important is to use a zinc battery not alkaline, and after zinc plating don't forget to degrease the fork or wash it with a mix of water+baking soda to stop the acid reaction. Good luck and thank you for watching!

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Hi Andrew, In the video at 6:32 on a half fork I used nail polish, on the other half I used super glue, I used both of them to show that after smoothing it out the difference between them will be almost invisible. BUT super glue and nail polish is the most budget that you can do if there is no money to buy an epoxy glue, the best filler from what I tried are "Novol termo epoxy putty" This video it's a step-by-step guide where I'm showing all the methods how it can be done, and this fork tube I used just as a testing part to show the process. In the preview at the end of the video, you can see that in the next video I will restore the forks for my "Two-Stroke Dream" project, and there I will use epoxy glue. I hope I clearly explained, If there are more questions, ask more, I will try to help.

The idea for this video come to me when my good mate scratched a fork at a motorcross training and it starts damaging the seals, He 30 years is working as a mecanical engineer and when we disassembled the fork to change seals he show me a few technics how it can be fixed not to change a tube due a scratch. These techniques are useful for repair small scratches and rusted spots to prevent them from damaging seals and rusting again, I showed them on this big spot for better visual perception just to show the process. Also all my videos are just for enjoy the process of learning something new, improve my skills, make new friends and share with community. So wish you a good day and thanks for watching 👍

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Hi, you need to wrap positive wire around zinc battery and also fix with it the cotton pad negative connecting to the part, also you will need to prepare acid electrolyte (or can use phosphoric acid that are used for soldering) infuse the cotton pad and with light non-stop no pressure movements wipe along the damaged part until zinc will coat it all. After you finished you will need to degrease the fork or wash it with a mix of water with baking soda to stop the acid reaction.

@@AVVGCustomstudio I wanna try it here in Uganda

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Hi Tim thanks for the comment, I almost finished the next video about recovering my forks and rear shocks, but with the covid my country doesn't import anything and I can't find sealings to finish the video, so I hope to finish it soon.

Hi Andrew, I use carbon-zinc battery, thank you for watching and for comment.

Hi Adrian, It's valve grinding paste

Hi Tim, seems to be an adhesion problem, It may be a degreasing problem, you can try to use another degreaser, try acetone Another problem may be the temperature of the part, almost all adhesives don't stick to parts that temperature is lower than 15 °C / 59 °F, make sure that your part temperature is above that all the time until the glue will cure. Do not use fast curing adhesives, at least 12-24 hours of curing time. I use "Novol termo epoxy putty" and it cures at 20°C 2-3 days, at 40°C - 12 hours. Usually, these are the most common problems, I hope I helped with the solution to the problem, thanks for watching!

@@AVVGCustomstudio great and very detailed explanation mate!

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Hi, you will need : 1. Sandpaper: 800, 1500, 2000 and 3000 grit 2. Valve Grinding Paste (optional) 3. Degreaser (acetone, or brake cleaner, or carb cleaner, or even medical alcohol) 4. List for zink plating: (optional but recommended) 4.1 Carbon zinc battery 4.2 A cotton pad 4.3 White vinegar 4.4 Salt 4.5 A power supply ( +- 5v 500ma) 5 Filler (cheap filler - super glue or nail varnish or a mix of them) ( best options - Novol termo epoxy putty or JB Weld Original) 6. Polishing paste

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I completely agree with you, the idea for this video come to me when my good mate scratched a fork at a motorcross training and it starts damaging the seals, He 30 years is working as a mecanical engineer and when we disassembled the fork to change seals he show me a few technics how it can be fixed not to change a tube due a scratch. These techniques are useful for repair small scratches and rusted spots to prevent them from damaging seals and rusting again, I showed them on this big spot for better visual perception just to show the process. In upcoming video I'll show more correct way how it can be fixed, but also more difficult to reproduce. All my videos are just for enjoy the process of learning something new, improve my skills, make new friends and share with community. And as usually restoration and modification of a motorcycle costs three times more than buying a newone or even same but in perfect condition. So wish you a good day and thanks for watching 👍

@@AVVGCustomstudio hello, will be this new video on youtube? It would be really interesting to watch it 😊

Changing everything wouldn't be "on a budget" project then

@@PrinceArnie I dont think you understand how "doing it the right way, the first time" and then "saving money long term" works.

Hi, yes if you will use epoxy filler, but it's always a good idea to try the reaction of the filler that you will use with oil because a lot of manufacturers put polyester resin instead of epoxy, I'm using Novol termo epoxy putty as a filler, tried a lot of stuff and can't find anything better in my country.

Thx, in new upcoming video I'll try cooper plating

@@AVVGCustomstudio Ah nice one. I'll be watching that.

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Hi you need to use zinc carbon battery.

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Hi Danial ! After zinc plating, you need to degrease the fork and after that to fill the damaged area, I tried a lot of stuff as a filler, and "JB weld" (slow version - set time 4-6 hours) and "Novol Termo Epoxy Putty" proved to be best . "Novol" is the best in the ratio of price/quantity/quality After filling the damaged area you need to sand it, I start sanding with 600 grit, after that 800, 1200, 2000, and 4000 Just after that, polishing it If u have more questions, leave comments, I'll be happy to help

Also all my videos have subtitles and you can use auto-translate function to translate them in other languages.

Hi, I used chrome polish and car polish

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