The Zinc Plating you did is very clever. We'll done. My legs aren't near as bad, just some scoring on the 1st few inches of travel, so after watching this video, I feel confident that I can salvage mine and get some riding in this Spring and Summer. Thank you.
I got some buffing discs that go on a drill along with some different grit "clay" and applied it to my forks. What a difference! A lot of time the older bikes either have old clear coat that has yellowed due to UV or some say it is the anodizing process. At either rate, I strip it off with acetone and 0000 steel wool and buff it with the pads and clay. Great video!
Absolutely fantastic and so well presented! Thank you. 30mins ago I was considering buying a new chromium fork for my m/c as I just replaced the seals and whilst assembling the last one I inadvertently damaged the surface (near the oil seal) and created a dipple which I sanded the burs off so it wouldn't damage the seals but of course I still have the dipple which now I will try applying a spot of steel epoxy and sand down to a lovely smooth finish - okay, that's the idea :) Anyway, thanks again
Вот жежь... Век живи, век учись, как говорится. Никогда бы не додумался замазывать эпоксидкой шероховатости на вилке. Спасибо за идею, попробую. Как раз вилка от ИЖа валяется на реставрации. Прекрасный английский, кстати;)
Eres un genio, salvaste mi moto, justo acabo de reparar las horquillas de mi moto usando pega loka (súper glue) rellenando los orificios marcados en las barras, luego lijando con lija muy fina y finalmente aplicando cera abrillantadora. Quedaron perfectas al tacto, sin fugas.
Excellent video thank you, it's given me the confidence to try myself on a Suzuki RV125 Van Van fork stanchion - I tried new seals first but they did not stop the leak. The sanding is now complete, rubbing compound next then to pound store for cheap batteries - most other shops only seem to stock Alkaline now.
Dude hell yeah I like this guys style this is what tinkers and fixing is all about but if science compounds and cool resto project loved this video thanks man !!
Man one and only video on TH-cam and the unique video. And I have a question how efficient is this, after everything. Does the oil seal will broke of lose areas
An extremely good product to prevent rust in the first place, is "Corrosion-X". It binds magnetically to metal, almost on an atomic level, and is therefore very resistant to pressure and heat. I've started using this on all different kinds of things - fork legs, brake caliper pistons, bolts and nuts, tools, exhaust, etc. I can highly recommend that product.
It's been quite a while since the most recent previous comment, so, I hope you are doing well. Great video, I will be using this technique. I have a couple of questions. First, why did you choose nail polish after proving superglue was stronger? My second question is about other fork repair techniques. Have you ever repaired a vintage motorcycle fork slider by separating the cast parts and replacing the outer tube? Sorry, if my first question was previously answered, but no time to read all the comments.
Very helpful video for restoring vintage forks in a budget. But will it sustain the changing mood of mother nature(rain, heat, moisture)?, just for my knowledge.
Hi Tarun, for my forks I used Novol termo epoxy putty as a filler, I tested it and it's very resistant, and also it have a very good mechanical strength
@@anything_vintage77 Yes it does, after zinc plating don't forget to wash the part with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to stop the reaction of the acids used for electroplating
Hoooola..!!! Realmente quede impresionado con el proceso, podrias explicarmelo por aqui, para poder traducirlo, ya q no hablo y no entiendo el ingles 😅😅 muchas gracias... Y que genial, es justo lo q andaba buscando
will the next video be out soon? I'm interested to watch as I would love to do this on my 1977 cr125 forks rather then forking out the $600 plus hours of driving each way plus weeks of waiting to get them rechromed at the specialists, interesting video!
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.
i dont have a deep pitting but still want to use a bit of zinc to cover up the open pores to prevent it from rusting again. do i just need to splice the 5v dc charger and use the black and red wires from it to do this procedure using a carbon zinc battery ? any help appreicated.
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.
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.
Thanks for this great video. Full of valuable tips for cheapskate like me😂. One thing that bugging me though. That phone charger for power supply is mad sketchy. Are those open wire and metal you connected to it not gonna zap you?. i have PTSD because I have been zapped once by a phone charger. Other than that very informative, just prop to you brother. 🙏
Awesome vid. Great tutorial especially if the damage of the telescopic fork is small. Btw. I have to ask. Do you have to empty/drain the battery? Or just rip it after buying it from the store? Im just scared it might explode. Thank youu. 😊
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!
Etching are used to remove the surface layer of the material, Plating are used to add protective layer to the surface, but if to reverse the polarity you can get etching effect.
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.
I've just done a set of yamaha SR250 forks, now I know how to fill the pit marks untill the customer can afford to re chrome, thanks for sharing man. 👍 and I've subscribed...
Hi, thanks alot for the wonderful step by step video! By the way, may i know what you do right after the Zn plating? My bad i could not catch on what you saying. I mean the step that you're wiping the Zn plating using cotton swab and?
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
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.
What is the limit to change the tube? I have a Z750 2007 and every 6000-7000km (2 years) it has leaks of oil and i have to change the shaft seal. The tube has a mark like yours but totally smooth and without marks. When I disassembled this mark is black (i think this mark erode the seal and its black colour is caused by the seal's erosion, however its totally smooth). What can i do? What is your opinon. TY.
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.
You’re a star Bud. I’m 58 and just learnt something really useful. Keep on doing what you do and thank you.👌👍😎
Hi Tim, Thanks 👍
Great video, thank you! Exchanging parts has unfortunately become the standard nowadays. But repairing on a budget is the real thing!
Thank you for watching 👍
Ur is the only video on youtube thats solves this problem!! And u still had to do it with such amazing workmanship! Hats off to u!
Thank you
Man!! I have no words to describe my happiness!! Ur a hero! A genius! And most of all such a genuine bloke!
I loved the zinc method to prevent rusting, well done.
Thanks 👍
Me too.❤
Mee too
"nobody knows as much as all of us" - and you proved that my friend... thankyou from New Zealand... stay safe..
Thanks 👍
That is the most simple 'Zinc-method' I have seen . great video. Dave NZ
Hoy lo Ise me quedo súper mis barras, ya no filtra aceite y su funcionamiento está 🆗 saludos desde Perú 🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪
Man, where have you been all my life?!
Just what I need to remove pitting along my forks!
Thank you!
Really comprehensive and straight forward video.
Thanks for watching
The Zinc Plating you did is very clever. We'll done. My legs aren't near as bad, just some scoring on the 1st few inches of travel, so after watching this video, I feel confident that I can salvage mine and get some riding in this Spring and Summer. Thank you.
I got some buffing discs that go on a drill along with some different grit "clay" and applied it to my forks. What a difference! A lot of time the older bikes either have old clear coat that has yellowed due to UV or some say it is the anodizing process. At either rate, I strip it off with acetone and 0000 steel wool and buff it with the pads and clay. Great video!
Absolutely fantastic and so well presented! Thank you. 30mins ago I was considering buying a new chromium fork for my m/c as I just replaced the seals and whilst assembling the last one I inadvertently damaged the surface (near the oil seal) and created a dipple which I sanded the burs off so it wouldn't damage the seals but of course I still have the dipple which now I will try applying a spot of steel epoxy and sand down to a lovely smooth finish - okay, that's the idea :) Anyway, thanks again
I'll try it with my inverted telescopic.. Thanks brother from 🇵🇭👍
All goods sir? Tumagal naman?
Вот жежь... Век живи, век учись, как говорится. Никогда бы не додумался замазывать эпоксидкой шероховатости на вилке. Спасибо за идею, попробую. Как раз вилка от ИЖа валяется на реставрации. Прекрасный английский, кстати;)
Eres un genio, salvaste mi moto, justo acabo de reparar las horquillas de mi moto usando pega loka (súper glue) rellenando los orificios marcados en las barras, luego lijando con lija muy fina y finalmente aplicando cera abrillantadora.
Quedaron perfectas al tacto, sin fugas.
Excellent video thank you, it's given me the confidence to try myself on a Suzuki RV125 Van Van fork stanchion - I tried new seals first but they did not stop the leak. The sanding is now complete, rubbing compound next then to pound store for cheap batteries - most other shops only seem to stock Alkaline now.
Great job brother 👍👍👍👍....... especially the zinc plating part. Love and respect from india❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for watching 👍
Wow didn't know you can zinc plate with a battery. Thanks for this.
Glad to help👍
@@AVVGCustomstudio is that the table salt? That yiu used for zinc plating?
Dude hell yeah I like this guys style this is what tinkers and fixing is all about but if science compounds and cool resto project loved this video thanks man !!
Love the zinc plating idea. Was worth watching just for that alone. Cheers
Thx, in new upcoming video I'll try cooper plating
@@AVVGCustomstudio Ah nice one. I'll be watching that.
Man one and only video on TH-cam and the unique video. And I have a question how efficient is this, after everything. Does the oil seal will broke of lose areas
why is this so under rated
An extremely good product to prevent rust in the first place, is "Corrosion-X". It binds magnetically to metal, almost on an atomic level, and is therefore very resistant to pressure and heat. I've started using this on all different kinds of things - fork legs, brake caliper pistons, bolts and nuts, tools, exhaust, etc. I can highly recommend that product.
When I needed an advice about damaged inner tube and this pops out of nowhere!!! Wow!!
really creative use of zinc plating. appreciate your video!
Smart, simple and working method. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching 👍
zinc plate with battery. that's actually genius! most motorcycle shop here use resin or clear coat for the filler.
Some brilliant tips and tricks. Well done. Excellent video
I did this correction with a drill. I wrapped sandpaper around a pen and held it with a drill. It was way much more easier to remove scratches.
Thanks brother,helpfull idea to my inverted fork of my enduro bike here in the Phillipines
Great technique, thank you from Uruguay.
This is brilliant especially the zinc plating part
Sick Quicksilver hoodie, I have the same one an damn it looks so good.
Kudos on the video.
I love mine , extremely comfortable.
Straight from the 80s
VERY GOOD HELPFULL VIDEO YOU SAVE ME FOR BUYING NEW TUBES FOR MY MOTORCYCLE
Am so grateful for this Video was about to replace my Carrera front shock absorber
Thank you for watching 👍
Wow...Thanks bro...now I've found a way to fix my pitbike forks...done support your channel 👍👍...
Thanks for watching 👍
Thank you for the detailed presentation. Keep it up!
It's been quite a while since the most recent previous comment, so, I hope you are doing well. Great video, I will be using this technique. I have a couple of questions. First, why did you choose nail polish after proving superglue was stronger? My second question is about other fork repair techniques. Have you ever repaired a vintage motorcycle fork slider by separating the cast parts and replacing the outer tube? Sorry, if my first question was previously answered, but no time to read all the comments.
Gonna do this to our HD3 kawasaki...
Shoutout from 🇵🇭🙏
Thanks for watching.
Hello sir, tumagal naman? Thank you!
@@raytawanga2297 yes po.
Makinis parin
@@chadalferez alin ginawa mo boss?
Very helpful video for restoring vintage forks in a budget. But will it sustain the changing mood of mother nature(rain, heat, moisture)?, just for my knowledge.
Hi Tarun, for my forks I used Novol termo epoxy putty as a filler, I tested it and it's very resistant, and also it have a very good mechanical strength
@@AVVGCustomstudio Actually I wanted to know whether the zinc coating will prevent it from rusting without using epoxy putty?
@@anything_vintage77 Yes it does, after zinc plating don't forget to wash the part with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to stop the reaction of the acids used for electroplating
@@AVVGCustomstudio Thanks a lot will give it a try
@@anything_vintage77 hey bro, curious of the result you got...
Do you have to plug the cellphone charger when coating the zinc? Great video by the way!👍🏼
Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you...a thousand times and again!! Lots of respect to u sir!!
Thanks for watching!
Great video, buddy. What should I do if a have just 3-4 little rust spots?
pekerja an yg hebat .love from indonesia 👍
thanks for the video! got any idea how would this hold up on a dirtbike that gets taken to the track?
About 10 very usefull tips in just a few minutes,,,Thanks.
Very cool and professional summary!!
Thanks 👍
Wow...talented man
Thanks for watching 👍
Very good idea,a question ,a normal battery like Duracell or must be a zinc carbon battery?
Hoooola..!!! Realmente quede impresionado con el proceso, podrias explicarmelo por aqui, para poder traducirlo, ya q no hablo y no entiendo el ingles 😅😅 muchas gracias... Y que genial, es justo lo q andaba buscando
will the next video be out soon? I'm interested to watch as I would love to do this on my 1977 cr125 forks rather then forking out the $600 plus hours of driving each way plus weeks of waiting to get them rechromed at the specialists, interesting video!
Hi Travo! Welcome to my channel.
Unfortunately don't know, I ordered seal's but because of the quarantine they get stuck somewhere...
Thanks for this! I’m riding a cheap Chinese 125 and it doesn’t make sense to get new forks bc the bikes isn’t worth it so I’ll be doing this.
Thank you, very informative and useful.
Very concise and useful video!😊
Did my Showa monoshock, worked well, can,t get parts anymore.
Which nail colour u recommend? Any? Mix Nail vernish and super glue together for filler? Love your video guy.
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.
i dont have a deep pitting but still want to use a bit of zinc to cover up the open pores to prevent it from rusting again. do i just need to splice the 5v dc charger and use the black and red wires from it to do this procedure using a carbon zinc battery ? any help appreicated.
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.
Dude, this is phenomenal🔥
ilovethe video it helps a lot..can tou show how you use the charger?
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
Thanks for this great video. Full of valuable tips for cheapskate like me😂. One thing that bugging me though. That phone charger for power supply is mad sketchy. Are those open wire and metal you connected to it not gonna zap you?. i have PTSD because I have been zapped once by a phone charger. Other than that very informative, just prop to you brother. 🙏
Good day sir did you connect positive wire to the triple AAA battery, the negative wire to the inner tube of and the phone charger to the outlet ?
Really good tips and concise. Thank you.
Thank you.
I have a fork inner tube problem as yours can I do it too in mine? Hope it is effective.... I ibelieve that there is no wrong to try as you done
Awesome vid. Great tutorial especially if the damage of the telescopic fork is small. Btw. I have to ask. Do you have to empty/drain the battery? Or just rip it after buying it from the store? Im just scared it might explode. Thank youu. 😊
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!
Excellent video! Very commendable.
Thanks for watching 👍
Awesome 👍🏼👍🏼 the zinc plating similar like etching..??
Etching are used to remove the surface layer of the material, Plating are used to add protective layer to the surface, but if to reverse the polarity you can get etching effect.
@@AVVGCustomstudio oooww.. oke... It means zinc plating must use zinc battery..?? Right...??? 😅😅
Yes 😃
Good job sir, I appreciate ,that kind of job is, thumbs up
Thank you, and thanks for watching 👍
This is an amazing video!!!! Much appreciated!!!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Very ingenious, thank you!
Thanks!
Do you use carbon zink or zink air battery’s many thanks for the grate video
Hi Andrew, I use carbon-zinc battery, thank you for watching and for comment.
Excellent brother
Thanks 👍
Might we fix long longitudinal scratches?
And I just want to make sure which one did you use for filling the scratches the nail varnish or the super glue
Both in video but epoxy is best
Love from 🇳🇵 Nepal
Hi Lone wolf, thanks for watching 👍
That's amazing!!Well done!!!Subscribed!
Thanks for watching 👍
Is that long term or short term remedy??
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.
I've just done a set of yamaha SR250 forks, now I know how to fill the pit marks untill the customer can afford to re chrome, thanks for sharing man. 👍 and I've subscribed...
Thanks for watching 👍
Wowwwww.. you're a savior... Thanks alot
Some excellent tips there, thank you...
Amazing, thank you so much. You rock keep up the great work!
Thank you ☺️
Mate, you are the best! Thank you
hello my friend. How long does the permanence and durability of the process of this repair take
Wow nice vid bro never though it would be posible thanks👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching
works like magic!
Hi, thanks alot for the wonderful step by step video! By the way, may i know what you do right after the Zn plating? My bad i could not catch on what you saying. I mean the step that you're wiping the Zn plating using cotton swab and?
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.
What are you using the materials, to remove rubbing sir, give me the advice to you?
The damage fixed was at the higher side towards the T. Can this also be used at the lower part which constantly comes in contact with the oil seal?
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.
Thanks for your information dude,
Thankyou
Thanks for watching.
Always watching your video dude
Perfect almost machine like motor skills. Good job. I never even knew this is possible
What is the limit to change the tube? I have a Z750 2007 and every 6000-7000km (2 years) it has leaks of oil and i have to change the shaft seal. The tube has a mark like yours but totally smooth and without marks. When I disassembled this mark is black (i think this mark erode the seal and its black colour is caused by the seal's erosion, however its totally smooth). What can i do? What is your opinon. TY.
Good looking Mr 😁
😁
U have saved my 1000 doller..and win my heart also.
Thank you, from kenya
Great job 👍
What filler for alumunium fork?
thanks a lot mate! When will the next video be online?
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.
I have the same damage and a question. does the surface in contact with the oil not wear out after using super glue?
Hi Anna, thanks for watching,
I recommend to use termo epoxy putty
@@AVVGCustomstudio Is this applicable in Power steering Rack Rust damage?
Amazing. Great video and very helpful
Should I use a specific zinc battery or do I need a zinc carbon or zinc alkaline one?
Hi you need to use zinc carbon battery.
Great video bro!!!