{"id":251,"date":"2021-03-15T18:18:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T18:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/?p=251"},"modified":"2021-03-16T18:23:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T18:23:39","slug":"cleaning-the-alloy-fork-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/03\/15\/cleaning-the-alloy-fork-legs\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning the alloy fork legs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last week, I attempted to clean my alloy fork legs with a kitchen scourer and some WD40. I had seen a YouTube video using this equipment, albeit on a pieve of allpy which already seemed clean to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now this may be a good way to bring a shine to an already clean, and relatively flat piece of metal, but I can assure you that it&#8217;s far too much work for a corroded and lumpy fork leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to my tried and tested tools, and out comes the rotary wire brush affixed to my trusty drill. <br>10 minutes later, the forks have been transformed from crusty, to look like this&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF5157-scaled-e1615918339323.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF5157-scaled-e1615918339323.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"236\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF5157-scaled-e1615918339323.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/03\/12\/cleaning-and-parts-evaluation\/dscf5157\/\" class=\"wp-image-236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF5157-scaled-e1615918339323.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF5157-scaled-e1615918339323-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF5157-scaled-e1615918339323-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF5157-scaled-e1615918339323-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF5157-scaled-e1615918339323-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF5157-scaled-e1615918339323-1600x2133.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2355-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2355-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"254\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2355-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=254\" class=\"wp-image-254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2355-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2355-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2354-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2354-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"253\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2354-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=253\" class=\"wp-image-253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2354-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2354-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It looks like the fork legs were polished, and sprayed with laquer the last time they were built.<br>in the interim time, chained to railings, under a bush, in a damp garage, the corrosion has bubbled up under the lacquer.<br>For now, i shall build on the fork legs as they are here. For the cosmetic build, I will probably polish and re-lacquer, but i need to research what lacquer to use, or how to &#8220;seal&#8221; the alloy first.<br><br>Impressed with my prowess, and with some time to spare, I disassembled the brake caliper and de-greased it, (mostly), ready for paint stripping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2356-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2356-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"255\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2356-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=255\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2356-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2356-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I also put the last coat of paint on the center stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2358-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2358-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"258\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2358-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=258\" class=\"wp-image-258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2358-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_2358-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. it&#8217;s not perfect, but the paint isn&#8217;t supposed to last forever.<br>the idea is to assemble the bike mechanically, obtain an MOT, (and ride it a bit), then probably next year, disassemble again, and get all of the cosmetics done, which will include blasting and stove enameling the frame and all the chassis parts.<br>so far I have used less than one rattle can of black enamel for, (parts of) the frame, the swing arm, torque arm, and the center stand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I attempted to clean my alloy fork legs with a kitchen scourer and some WD40. 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