My Next Project FORKS UPDATE

[oldskooldayz]

well i havnt even finished my Kz1 and im already starting this little puppy 

i found this and new i had to have a pop at it as i love macmania's and bendycats on the museum 

its a MT Silverfox from what i can see im just waiting for macmania to confirm this for me 

as you will see from the pics it is in need of some light resto work in terms of the little specks of rust on it but they go with very little effort

but what i would like to know is what is the best way to get this to a lovely shine finish ?

i have read loads of resto's but not done this myself so would like some sound advice from the experts please

here are a few pics of it as it stands at this moment in time at the beginning of its rebirth 

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

Hi mate - was this the one in the shed on ebay ?

looks MT racing to me

the chrome looks like it will clean well but might have a few hair line marks after ? has it been cleaned with a brilo pad ?
to me it will work and look good but i can't see what the chrome is like in that pic - but i would give it a good go 

any probs cleaning/polishing up just pm me 



see here for what i did to a frame and how it looked after
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=119948.0

see here how i did it a how you can do the same for you frame
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=120674.0

see my MT Racing Silver Fox - now back in my arms 
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=119582.0

[NORTY40]

Are the forks 'aero' style  ie Teardrop ?

Has the rear brake bridge got a raised section ?

Serial number and from what i can see it looks like a Silverfox to me 

Give it the lemon juice and tinfoil treatment    A good polish with Peek and the old girl will be gleaming 

Love these bikes    Still got my original one from BITD and currently doing a factory spec one myself.

[oldskooldayz]

Hi mate - was this the one in the shed on ebay ?

looks MT racing to me

the chrome looks like it will clean well but might have a few hair line marks after ? has it been cleaned with a brilo pad ?
to me it will work and look good but i can't see what the chrome is like in that pic - but i would give it a good go 

any probs cleaning/polishing up just pm me 


see here for what i did to a frame and how it looked after
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=119948.0

see here how i did it a how you can do the same for you frame
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=120674.0

see my MT Racing Silver Fox - now back in my arms 
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=119582.0

It is indeed the one that was sat in a damp shed on the bay

she does look a lot worse in the pics and they pulled off the original downtube decal hence the grotty looking marks 

i have been looking at your build buddy and yep was hopeing you would shed some light on how you got it to that stage so will be going through those links for the resto 

already ordered the decals from Del 

Are the forks 'aero' style  ie Teardrop ?

Has the rear brake bridge got a raised section ?

Serial number and from what i can see it looks like a Silverfox to me 

Give it the lemon juice and tinfoil treatment    A good polish with Peek and the old girl will be gleaming 

Love these bikes    Still got my original one from BITD and currently doing a factory spec one myself.

hi mate yeo the forks are the oval aero akisu stamped ones and has the raised bit on the brake bridge 

cool that you also have one of these and look forward to seeing it brought back to life 

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

yer he didn't take my offer 

please don't used lemon juice and tin foil = f'ing the chrome up

good luck with it and don't forget to take loads of pic's and make a nice thread out of it - help share your finds for others and show opf your hard work 

[NORTY40]

please don't used lemon juice and tin foil = f'ing the chrome up

Sorry mate but i would have to disagree , I think quite a few other RADsters would too 

Didn't fook mine up 













and after a bit of TLC .......... and plenty of lemon juice and tinfoil   













 

[griff]

will be following this thread with interest!

my only bike from BITD was a silver fox, will be picking up something MT Racing-made fairly soon for build #3
at this stage not sure which of the foxes it is and not having seen it don't know what condition it's in yet, but looking forward to having something to mess with again (am sure my wife will be delighted)

keep the pics coming please  

[oldskooldayz]

funny bloke he was actually i bid on it the second it came up and made him an offer at the same time

funny thing was that no one bid on it at all except me and after 3 days he caved in and told me i could have it  


i must say though that lemon juice job look bloody good as well norty40  

i can get 10 lemons for £1 at the shop round the corner  

[Macmania]

Well it's definitely a Silverfox and NOT a Superfox 

Just to be different  I would put the Frame and Forks into a Citric or Oxalic Acid bath for 24 hours then simply wipe down, dry and polish with Autosol 

But if you like hard graft and sticky fingers then foil and lemon it is................sorry Joff couldn't resist 



Remember the headset is painted steel so I would remove it before you give it a bath just incase 

[oldskooldayz]

But if you like hard graft and sticky fingers then foil and lemon it is................sorry Joff couldn't resist 



whats hard about foil and lemon juice then as it sounds the easiest please do tell

i want to get this on the go A.S.A.P

headset is offski already 

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

autosol to harsh - use peek instead 

when using tin foil it crumples up smaller and can tend to trap any flakes of rust/metal - this then can scratch lines into the chrome making it look dull - just my findings 

i guess you can try all three ideas and see which one works the best for you 

[oldskooldayz]

thanks for your honest opinion mate 

i will pop down the local stores and see whats available to hand 

[oldskooldayz]

Ok so i had a pop at doing the forks and this is how they started and this is them now ( still not finished )





and now

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

looking better 

but what did you use ?

polish with peek

[oldskooldayz]

lemon and foil dont be      

didnt have any peek

i had a mega look around for some in store today but not on any shop shelf so look like its ebay for some

thats what i ment by not finished 

[animal]

Has anybody come across an Aero crank off a super fox ? All ally , black with a silver spider ? If so I'd love one 

sorry 2 highjack thread  But figured urthe guys who would know . U MT buffs u 

[oldskooldayz]

If you mean this but with a silver spider then yes I have a complete set but not sure if they are for sale



 

[StellaAtoiz]

Looking good that Joe

[Ryan2100]

any new pictures yet? (seller)