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fudgey

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dented forks
« on: January 29, 2013, 03:05 PM »
im sure one of you can help got some hutch forks with a small dent in them and i want to get them rechromed is there any way i can get it filled so they will look mint again?

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Re: dented forks
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2013, 03:08 PM »
Yes

I had the same with a set of forks for my Ammaco

I think they filled the dent with braze  ??? cannot quite remember

Naturally you pay extra for the privilege but the mend on my forks was spotless   :daumenhoch:
I might actually build a bike this year instead of just hoarding parts :)

fudgey

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Re: dented forks
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2013, 04:03 PM »
who did you send them too i might as well send them to the same place and do you have any pics of before and after cheers? :daumenhoch:

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Re: dented forks
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2013, 04:06 PM »
http://www.allenchrome.co.uk/

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Have a look in the gallery

They've done a few bikes in there time  :daumenhoch:
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fudgey

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Re: dented forks
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2013, 04:17 PM »
ive just spoke to allenchrome they dont bo brazing but they said they will strip the chrome for me so i can get it done elsewere so i will have to see if i can find a local brazers.....

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Re: dented forks
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2013, 04:27 PM »
Hummm

They did mine a few years back  :-\

If they can strip the best person to send them to would be Sawzall who's on here  :daumenhoch:

His work is amazing  :shocked:
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Re: dented forks
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2013, 04:40 PM »
ive seen some of his work i think it was on a hutch too......it looked the nuts ! ive just spoken to an engineering company local and they can weld the dent up and sand it back so allenchrome said that would be ok so im gonna go down that route at least there local so i can chat with them make sure they dont sand it to much and the forks colapse  :-[ lol....but thanks for your help matey its nice to know that people are here to help  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

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Re: dented forks
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2013, 04:46 PM »
he's grooming you so watch if you bend over and petes about  :shocked:
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« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2013, 04:55 PM »
95% of us a here to help pal  :daumenhoch:

If you can get yourself over to Creation on Saturday night and meet a few of us

I'll be the quite shy retiring fella sat in the corner….eating all the pies  :smitten:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=152913.0
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Re: dented forks
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2013, 05:24 PM »
ive seen some of his work i think it was on a hutch too......it looked the nuts ! ive just spoken to an engineering company local and they can weld the dent up and sand it back so allenchrome said that would be ok so im gonna go down that route at least there local so i can chat with them make sure they dont sand it to much and the forks colapse  :-[ lol....but thanks for your help matey its nice to know that people are here to help  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

He sorted my hutch forks and bars. I wanted the brake mount hole filling in on the forks. The job was so good that you can't tell they were ever drilled. Outstanding work. Phil also extended my bars that had been cut down - again the quality of the work is second to none. He's  :4_17_5:

leehunt1

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Re: dented forks
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2013, 09:40 AM »
Dont bother getting the chrome stripped first as the brazer can remove what he needs to do the work
then you can send to chromer for stripping & chroming

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Re: dented forks
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2013, 09:46 AM »
If I were you I would get chrome removed before any repair
If you sand old chrome off you will remove metal with it and loose
Shape of tube if you are not careful
Metal needs to be as clean as possible whenever welding  ;)
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leehunt1

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Re: dented forks
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2013, 10:08 AM »
If I were you I would get chrome removed before any repair
If you sand old chrome off you will remove metal with it and loose
Shape of tube if you are not careful
Metal needs to be as clean as possible whenever welding  ;)

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fudgey

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Re: dented forks
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2013, 12:42 PM »
Thanks for all the info guys will take it onboard cheers :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

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Re: dented forks
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2013, 07:39 PM »
Defo strip chrome first  ;)

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