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[Closed] Talk to me about polishing up Rock Shox crown & lowers

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Thinking about giving my old Rebas a new lease of life. A respray would look ok, but polishing would look better.

Anything I need to consider before getting started? The plan is to strip them down myself and get them serviced at TF Tuned when I'm done.


 
Posted : 19/06/2010 6:14 pm
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Avoid polishing if they're Magnesium, it's very corrosion prone, i've actually seen old Rock-shox corroded back to the stanchion where they'd been polished and left unprotected.


 
Posted : 19/06/2010 9:22 pm
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Ah. Do you think a clear lacquer would work? I did this to a bare alloy frame which looked pretty good, it was stuff from an auto restorers which air-dried...


 
Posted : 19/06/2010 11:58 pm
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Anyone else?


 
Posted : 21/06/2010 5:51 pm
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don't do it.

the alloys that are used are buggers for corrosion.


 
Posted : 21/06/2010 10:25 pm
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Cool. Will give TF Tuned a buzz.


 
Posted : 22/06/2010 10:54 am