powdered fork tubes (new pic on page 3)

[acemoney]

i would keep an eye on your forks, the powder coating could crush inside the triple clamps and lead to some loose fork tubes...
i think that's why most forks are anodized and not coated...

powder being crushed in the triple and jarring it loose is an old wives tale (at least that's what i've heard and am thinking). with all due respect and thanks for the heads up to keep an eye out.....these forks ain't going nowhere!

people anodize them for the fact of scratching them going in and out of the triples.



 

[acemoney]

Wedge you triple where it bolts, but not to much, and wrap the forks with parchment or wax paper. Put through triple, remove paper, remove wedges.

Bolt and go. 

is it possible my second fork got scratch because i scretched it TOO FAR? and that's why it wasn't lining up correctly?

[He Man]

depends on where it scratched. when you open up the triples, it will turn into an oval shape so if the point where it scratches is at the smallest radius of the oval, then yea.

Wax paper sounds like a good idea, id probably spray the overall area with soapy water too. but its done and done, so go to the beauty parlor get the best matching nail polish and cover it up!

[TiAvenger]

is it possible my second fork got scratch because i scretched it TOO FAR? and that's why it wasn't lining up correctly?

Yeah, you only need to do it a mm or two, much more than that and you can break it off 

as he man said, nail polish works wonders.

[acemoney]

depends on where it scratched. when you open up the triples, it will turn into an oval shape so if the point where it scratches is at the smallest radius of the oval, then yea.

Wax paper sounds like a good idea, id probably spray the overall area with soapy water too. but its done and done, so go to the beauty parlor get the best matching nail polish and cover it up!

really nail polish is the best for powder?!?! i been wondering. the funny thing is that i have an extra set of powdered coated tubes (that's a WHOLE nother story) and was gonna scratch them up in spots and test out different paint on them to see what work best. right now i have some touch up paint from the auto store in a little tube and i have some enamel paint from a craft store (i heard that was good) so i guess i will be adding nail polish to the paint testing.  

[acemoney]

Yeah, you only need to do it a mm or two, much more than that and you can break it off 

makes sense because the first ones went in so good and nice that when i move to the second one i'm sure i opened it bigger thinking it would be even better if they were open more (there i go thinking again). breaking it didn't cross my mind until the second one too hahaha.

[ProTeal55]

Sean said Testers enamel paint (for models/r/c cars/etc) works wonders when touching up powder...

[TAftonomos]

ano'd can scratch to when installing, but isn't nearly the thickness of powdercoating.

It's such a pain to pull the forks apart to have them coated with anything, so anodizing will always be my choice.

[DucatiTorrey]

now to find color numbers of the Ohlins forks 

[desmoworks]

Anodizing is sooo much easier on the install. Here is a set I just did last week  They were gold to begin with.

[DucatiTorrey]

street triple?

[desmoworks]

street triple?

Daytona 675.

[DrDesmo]

Wedge you triple where it bolts, but not to much, and wrap the forks with parchment or wax paper. Put through triple, remove paper, remove wedges.

Bolt and go. 

One of the wooden pieces of a wooden clothespin is ideal for spreading the clamps a bit! 

Adam

[ProTeal55]

Good idea

[DucatiTorrey]

Daytona 675.

well... right.