hol645 Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Hi does anyone have any tips for cleaning tarnished front forks on a 2001 315r ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 what part is tarnished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 marvel mystery oil. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hol645 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Hi again its the fork legs that are tarnished . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanman1950 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Hi....Assume as a 2001 model will have rainbow forks not sure what answer to that would be as obviously a special finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) He/she means the legs, not the stanchions. Are they anodized silver, painted silver or just brushed aluminium? If they are the latter 2 polish them (emery and tcut), if its the former, it would be a right pain to remove. Edited December 12, 2016 by faussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 marvel mystery oil. How on earth would a fuel additive fix this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spen Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 What problem? It's a mark on a trials bike........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanorbust Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 faussy posted: "He/she means the legs, not the stanchions." How do you know? The term fork leg is used by different people to mean stanchion or slider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) How do you know? The term fork leg is used by different people to mean stanchion or slider. Never heard a fork stanchion called a leg before in my life, and the legs are far more prone to tarnishing than chrome or anodised stanchions. The clue is in the name, leg... Edited December 12, 2016 by faussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) How on earth would a fuel additive fix this problem? And WD 40`s intented use was a water displacement. Rarely is it used for it`s purpose! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BihzycFR2hs Edited December 13, 2016 by lineaway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashplate Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 have heard, but not sure if it's true.....that anodizing can be removed with oven cleaner!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanorbust Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 faussy posted: "Never heard a fork stanchion called a leg before in my life" Just a matter of experience I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 have heard, but not sure if it's true.....that anodizing can be removed with oven cleaner!!!!! Anodising is a hard coating on aluminium and is a form of aluminium oxide. Some oven cleaners contain sodium hydroxide. Sodium hydroxide solution dissolves both aluminium and aluminium oxide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 I've heard the bottom bits (of pre-USD forks) that the wheel axle connects to called bottles, sliders and legs. I've also heard the whole assembly called a leg. I've heard the long tubular bits with the smooth shiny surface called tubes, stantions, staunchions, stantons, stornchons, sliders and legs There is nothing wrong with calling anything anything, as long as the message is successfully communicated. When the initial question was asked, I wondered what the writer meant by "tarnished" I'm still trying to work it out what "tarnished front forks" means to the writer, hoping I can help with the problem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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