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.
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.
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 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!
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 !!
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.
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
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
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!
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
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'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, 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.
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!
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. 🙏
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
Столько работы, можно было запаять эту поврежденную область твердым припоем с флюсом, с помощью газовой горелки. А потом обработать в нужный размер. Маленькие повреждения я так ремонтировал.
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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 👍
Man!! I have no words to describe my happiness!! Ur a hero! A genius! And most of all such a genuine bloke!
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 👍
"nobody knows as much as all of us" - and you proved that my friend... thankyou from New Zealand... stay safe..
Thanks 👍
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
I loved the zinc method to prevent rusting, well done.
Thanks 👍
Me too.❤
Mee too
Hoy lo Ise me quedo súper mis barras, ya no filtra aceite y su funcionamiento está 🆗 saludos desde Perú 🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪
That is the most simple 'Zinc-method' I have seen . great video. Dave NZ
Man, where have you been all my life?!
Just what I need to remove pitting along my forks!
Thank you!
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?
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.
Really comprehensive and straight forward video.
Thanks for watching
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.
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 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!
why is this so under rated
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.
Great job brother 👍👍👍👍....... especially the zinc plating part. Love and respect from india❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for watching 👍
I'll try it with my inverted telescopic.. Thanks brother from 🇵🇭👍
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.
Smart, simple and working method. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching 👍
Gonna do this to our HD3 kawasaki...
Shoutout from 🇵🇭🙏
Thanks for watching.
When I needed an advice about damaged inner tube and this pops out of nowhere!!! Wow!!
zinc plate with battery. that's actually genius! most motorcycle shop here use resin or clear coat for the filler.
really creative use of zinc plating. appreciate your video!
Great technique, thank you from Uruguay.
pekerja an yg hebat .love from indonesia 👍
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 !!
This is brilliant especially the zinc plating part
VERY GOOD HELPFULL VIDEO YOU SAVE ME FOR BUYING NEW TUBES FOR MY MOTORCYCLE
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.
Am so grateful for this Video was about to replace my Carrera front shock absorber
Thank you for watching 👍
Some brilliant tips and tricks. Well done. Excellent video
Thanks brother,helpfull idea to my inverted fork of my enduro bike here in the Phillipines
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.
Wow...Thanks bro...now I've found a way to fix my pitbike forks...done support your channel 👍👍...
Thanks for watching 👍
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.
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
Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you...a thousand times and again!! Lots of respect to u sir!!
Thanks for watching!
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
About 10 very usefull tips in just a few minutes,,,Thanks.
Good job sir, I appreciate ,that kind of job is, thumbs up
Thank you, and thanks for watching 👍
Wow...talented man
Thanks for watching 👍
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.
works like magic!
Very concise and useful video!😊
Thank you for the detailed presentation. Keep it up!
U have saved my 1000 doller..and win my heart also.
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
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...
Very cool and professional summary!!
Thanks 👍
Love from 🇳🇵 Nepal
Hi Lone wolf, thanks for watching 👍
Dude, this is phenomenal🔥
Good looking Mr 😁
😁
thanks for the video! got any idea how would this hold up on a dirtbike that gets taken to the track?
Great video, buddy. What should I do if a have just 3-4 little rust spots?
Thank you, from kenya
Thank you, very informative and useful.
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...
Really good tips and concise. Thank you.
Thank you.
Wow nice vid bro never though it would be posible thanks👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching
Excellent brother
Thanks 👍
Excellent video! Very commendable.
Thanks for watching 👍
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.
Very ingenious, thank you!
Thanks!
Do you have to plug the cellphone charger when coating the zinc? Great video by the way!👍🏼
Wowwwww.. you're a savior... Thanks alot
This is an amazing video!!!! Much appreciated!!!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Anothet lifehack.. Goodjob. Idol
Some excellent tips there, thank you...
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 👍
That's amazing!!Well done!!!Subscribed!
Thanks for watching 👍
Nice job!
Thanks 👍
good job men.👍
Thanks for watching 👍
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
Mantap lek aku seneng video mu
Mate, you are the best! Thank you
Great video bro!!!
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!
Very useful content, thanks man
Amazing. Great video and very helpful
Thanks for your information dude,
Thankyou
Thanks for watching.
Always watching your video dude
Excellent
Great job bro it's really useful 😉
Good...👍🙏
Amazing, thank you so much. You rock keep up the great work!
Thank you ☺️
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. 🙏
Did my Showa monoshock, worked well, can,t get parts anymore.
Excellent very helpful 👍
Thanks for watching 👍
Thanks, very helpful 👍
Nice one buddy!!!!
Thanks for watching 👍
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
That was really good
I appreciate this.. Thank for the tips bro..
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.
Столько работы, можно было запаять эту поврежденную область твердым припоем с флюсом, с помощью газовой горелки. А потом обработать в нужный размер. Маленькие повреждения я так ремонтировал.
Спасибо за просмотр и спасибо за совет, нужно будет попробовать.👍
Hi bro good job 👍😊
Brilliant!!
Thanks!
Awesome thanks for posting
Thanks for watching!