[mut]

I just replaced the seals on my front forks and I had to pound them out of the triple tree.

The top tubes are caked with rust. I tried using a wire wheel brush but it did nothing. Is there a secret to removing the rust?

If I can't get it off, how should I go about pounding the forks back in?

Thanks,
Mut

 

[Dart7383]

I've had good luck with Du Pont Metal Conditioner 5717S. It's an acid that eats the rust. If you wet the surface with this stuff and go after it with a scotch brite pad, and then hit it again with the wire brush it does a pretty good job. It's an industrial product, so you may have to be creative in your acquisition of it.

 

[ROSKO]

evaporust
aka
"jesus juice"


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[jbranson]

I think that's the stuff I use...I forget, got a gallon of it. Have to soak the parts for a while, but it does some impressive stuff.

Don't work for crap in cold temps.... I focus a work light on it and it works pretty quick....like six hours or so. Great for delicate intricate parts too, doesn't touch ANYTHING but the rust.
JohnnyB

 

[ROSKO]

JB turned us all on to this stuff, literally a miracle liquid.

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