Spraying a fork steerer?

El Diego
El Diego Posts: 440
edited October 2010 in Road buying advice
Just bought a 3T ARX stem to replace the slightly too long stock stem that came on my Cannondale 6. Not sure if anyone is familiar with this stem but it has a section cut out that reveals the fork steerer, problem is my fork steerer is silver so it looks a bit crap.

Any suggestions on making my steerer black? Should I spray it? Tape it? Or is there some kind of super thin shim?

Also bit dismayed to find the stem is actually 20g heavier than the stock Dale stem despite being shorter.

Comments

  • El Diego
    El Diego Posts: 440
    Tape didn't work. It made a right mess :(
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    I've used a marker pen for this.
    More problems but still living....
  • El Diego
    El Diego Posts: 440
    Nice 1 Amaferanga You helped me remember a black paint touch up pen I had in the shed. It worked a treat :P