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Bellend here managed to throw his Pikes down a load of boulders on Sunday and has taken a chunk out of his stanchions.
Most of the damage is just chipped ano, one slightly deeper mark a couple of mm long, no sticky-outy spiky bits..
In the past I've covered the damage with nail varnish and called it good, but it doesn't seem to be sticking to the Pike stanchion very well. Anyone got any better solutions?
(Replacement would obviously be the "right" answer, but ain't gonna happen currently.)
Cheers,
Jon
It might be due to the temp.
Try bringing the forks indoors into the warm and see if the varnish sticks better then?
Dog shit sticks to anything. Just put some of that on and varnish over the top.
Have you got accidental damage cover on your bike/house insurance?
I'm sure there's a chap on eBay, might be one of the suspension shops, who replaces individual stanchions.
Or try a two part epoxy instead of nail varnish.
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I had a small mark on a reverb that I managed to get a dab of nail varnish on.
Have you made sure it's clean, sprayed with IPA prior to nail varnishing?
Other than that, Onzadog seems pretty confident in his assertions.
Ya think?
Oh, Jesus.
I think there's a guy on ebay; not 100% though 😉
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As above, bring them inside, get them warm, IPA to clean the area of any oil/grease, heat again to burn off residue. Fill with nail varnish, leave inside for 24 hours and then use wet n dry to get nice n flat.
It's fine for me.
I've used a needle file and then some very fine 800 grit (or so) to prep.
Ive then used midnight black BMW paint (which I have anyway) to coat a layer or two (then used some 2000 grit) then finished with the clear lacquer.
This has worked well... but having got it already I never tried nail varnish but my guess was the car paint and specific lacquer would be more durable anyway.
Having owned a Honda I know the BMW paint is far more resistant to stone chips... Honda paint seems to be made from cheese. Other manufacturers may vary...
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 12.8px;">IPA to clean the area of any oil/grease</span>
The more hops and eccentric the brewery the better too
I don't have any useful suggestions, but it'd be awesome if there was a product you could brush onto worn or damaged stanchions and shock shafts for a cheap fix.
There must be something suitable out there used for other purposes.
Had a shock fail with wear to the body, £70 just for the new part - plus a full rebuild.
I repaired a scratch on a Pike with black nail varnish which worked fine, but the best repair I did was to a Fox flrk with araldite, the stuff that comes in 2 tubes and you mix it just before use. As others have said preparation is key, as is leaving it long enough to harden properly.
I filled a scratch on a reverb by using layers of this fast drying gloss metal paint. It wasn't perfect but you couldn't see it unless you got close, and it lasted.
Forgot the link..stuff like this..
I took a chunk out of a rear shock shaft once. I used araldite, a fine nail file and then fine grade wet and dry to polish it. I also replaced the seals as the burr on the scratch had damaged it.
2nd araldite or liquid metal. Let it go off then sand smooth
i had a pike stanchion replaced after damaging it. cost was just under £200 including a full service and replacement steerer and collection/delivery. was done by RSF mtb suspension, he's on facebook.