slaphead Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Hello out there! I have just finished stripping the forks down on my Genesis and found the chrome to be slightly pitted, If I fit new seals they will only last for a couple of months before leaking again. Can anyone recommend a good machine shop to grind, plate and refinish the tubes, I don't really want to fit pattern parts and an original parts purchase could possibly end in a domestic!! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipw Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Hello out there! I have just finished stripping the forks down on my Genesis and found the chrome to be slightly pitted, If I fit new seals they will only last for a couple of months before leaking again. Can anyone recommend a good machine shop to grind, plate and refinish the tubes, I don't really want to fit pattern parts and an original parts purchase could possibly end in a domestic!! Thanks. Don't bother refinishing the forks, give ABE (All Bike Engineering) a shout and get some repalacement ones. It's never worth the hassle re chroming unless it's some old classic thing which it's impossible to get replacement ones for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Don't bother refinishing the forks, give ABE (All Bike Engineering) a shout and get some repalacement ones. It's never worth the hassle re chroming unless it's some old classic thing which it's impossible to get replacement ones for. Completely agree with this. In order for the forks to be re chromed everything has to stripped down to bear metal. It then has to be cleaned and then you can think about dipping it. Very expensive process so may aswell have new forks that you know will last some amount of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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