Doh! I've gone and put a horrible little scratch in my stanchion. It's only 2mm long, however it does have a little burr on it. I have read that you can remove burrs with wet and dry paper.
Any idea what grade of paper I should use?
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Scratched Stanchions Repair
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Posted 2 years ago #
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If you can feel roughness, a very fine 1200 grit or higer W&D and CAREFULL remove the burrs, then fill with nail varnish (Get some to match the stanchion!) and let it dry overnight, then smooth off again the next day.
Note - I've not actually done this but I know a man that has!
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I used the green plastic washing up abrasive for pots and pans to smooth off a burr.
It didn't touch the finish on the stanchion.
Gentle rubbing and the pad kept snagging the burr till it was gone.Posted 2 years ago # -
Very fine wire wool works too & then apply the varnish.I have actually done this & it works fine.....
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All sound like scary stuff. But needs must.
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I did as PeterPoddy said and it seems to have worked fine. Stanchions were really worn and leaking oil before.
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Thank PP worked treat.
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cor would that work on them horrid things u end up wi on fox forks???
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Just to add, someone mentioned using the convexed surface of a spoon on the burr first. I did this gentely and as much as possible before finishing off with light wet and dry. This way you avoid creating a slighly notch in the curve of the stanchion (thus letting in more water etc). Superdrug sells nice and cheap sparkly gold nailvanish
PP - Im popping the cheque in this week (forgot last week)- just incase your wondering why it hasnt come out yet.
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