Kalahari Vegmot Posted February 28, 2017 Share What happened to him? Heard some rumours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted February 28, 2017 Share Jip. When this thread was still going, the wise Johan Borman was still with us.Really miss his inputs and knowledgeWhy? ChUkKy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted February 28, 2017 Share What happened to him? Heard some rumours...Emigrated to Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Vegmot Posted February 28, 2017 Share Daaaaaang, thought he was still building wheels; pity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Crispy Posted February 28, 2017 Share The hub never went anywhere.He can't be living in that remote a village that has no connectivity? Capricorn and ChUkKy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PygaSchmyga Posted March 1, 2017 Share Here's a question for all u techie boffins.Whenever a mtb fork is sold people ask about nicks and scratches on the stanchions, is it possible to get them recoated/ repaired and if so where(jhb based) and how much?thanksI didn't know what stanchions were, so I googled it and this came up - who knew? https://factoryjackson.com/2015/03/25/how-to-repair-fork-stanchion-scratches/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted March 1, 2017 Share Surely one should be able to apply some sort of coating over the stanchions. Definitely not impossible. But like Capricorn mentioned, specialized coatings like fox, rock shox, manitou uses is a different ball game. I dont see why an industrial type clear coat cannot be used. Or even an enamel coating like what is being used in pots and pans these days.A friend of mine specializes in high end car valets etc. He makes use of different types of polishes. One of them is a ceramic coating/polish which last about a year on a 4x4 with possible touch ups in between(all part of the application), The ceramic coating on car paint is to prevent scratches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted March 1, 2017 Share Coating is easy, keeping it within tolerance is not. When stanchions wear, material is removed, and that's where the issue comes in. A smooth running fit is a very tight tolerance band, and you're not going to get that right with any sort of consistency on a case-by-case basis. I'm not stopping you from trying, I'm just telling you you're wasting your time. The amount of time and money you'll end up putting in to a substandard repair will end up costimg more than just replacing. I've had a client who's made an attempt, but even visually the repair wasn't even close to accurate. I'm waiting for the newly worn fork to come in through the door any day now. Eddy Gordo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrenvan Posted March 26, 2019 Share Speak to TSSA they have stripped ,polished and re-hard anodized a couple of forks. 0822606200 Capricorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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