Scratched Fox fork stanchion - is there a remedy?

pseymour
pseymour Posts: 194
edited August 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
While cleaning my bike with a cheap paintbrush, the metal collar of the brush scratched my stanchions. The scratch is about an inch and a half long vertical. Firstly, will this affect the forks performance, and if so, is there anything I can do to remedy the scratch. I'm hoping that I won't really notice it. cheers, Pete


Giant Anthem X3 2010.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Looked in the FAQs? try it.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • cloudynights
    cloudynights Posts: 351
    rub it down with wet and dry sandpaper, you can try nail varnish in the scratch and rub it down but im not convinced this really does any thing, just make sure there are no burrs and you will be fine, i ran a fox fork all last winter with a scratch in it and it was fine no loss of air or oil
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  • pseymour
    pseymour Posts: 194
    Hi. I did look in the FAQs but couldn't see anything there. Is there anything about it there then?

    Cloudynights - is that true about wet and dry paper. Wouldn't that make it worse?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    at the top of page three there is a topic called "Scratched your Fork Legs?"
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • paul20v
    paul20v Posts: 267
    You would have to use a very fine grade like 2000 - 3000 i wouldnt use any harsher than that
    has the scratch risen the alloy ?
  • clwydian_rider92
    clwydian_rider92 Posts: 416
    If you read MBR (sorry :oops: ) then they showed you how to do this in an issue a couple of months back. I'll try and find which issue it was.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Or just do what Nick said.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    which works and is still working on those two forks now.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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