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« on: May 08, 2008, 10:31:05 AM » |
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Does anyone have any experience in blacking out forks? Trying to get my dark as dark as possible :e:v
I'm thinking maybe header tape, but dont know how it's gonna look..?
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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2008, 10:57:59 AM » |
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vinyl is your cheap/easy solution. mine are anodized. powdercoating works too. header tape would look ... ghetto? maybe Mad Max'ish? not that there's anything wrong with that!
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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2008, 10:58:24 AM » |
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I saw one where they used vinyl tape (from a sign shop i think) and it looked friggin awesome wt:
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« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2008, 11:01:50 AM » |
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powdercoating works too Be carefull with powerder coating, it adds a thickness to a material and if you have to clamp down on that area you will eventually crush the powder coating and the connecting will get loose. Loose forks would probably be dangerous. |
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2008, 11:35:14 AM » |
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I saw one where they used vinyl tape (from a sign shop i think) and it looked friggin awesome wt:
I ordered the film from this place. The Oracal 851 is there highest grade designed specifically for vehicle wraps. It is only 2 mil and forms/stretches very easily. I got mine to make number plates and graphics for my track bike. Great stuff. http://www.signsplusbanners.com/Oracal_851.html |
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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2008, 11:37:39 AM » |
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Good luck with the film. It is cheap to get them anodized.
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« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2008, 11:43:36 AM » |
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Be carefull with powerder coating, it adds a thickness to a material and if you have to clamp down on that area you will eventually crush the powder coating and the connecting will get loose. Loose forks would probably be dangerous.
My thoughts exactly' But both the film and anodizing sounds like great ideas' Really like the look of anodizing.. Anyone have any pics? Tha only problem is that I currently live in Poland and have no idea where to find anyone that does this kind of work.. just have to ask around i guess.. Is there a lot of prep work before anodizing? Hard to detach the forks? price estimate (in the US off course)? Thanks again' |
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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2008, 11:51:37 AM » |
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But both the film and anodizing sounds like great ideas' Really like the look of anodizing.. Anyone have any pics?
When I was researching this topic I heard of the Anodizing turning purple after a while and that really put me off doing that. I'm not sure if it's possible to have better "grade" anodization or what, but I would want to be assured they wouldn't become purple in a fairly short amount of time. |
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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2008, 02:04:11 PM » |
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Heard about the blueing of anodizing as well, but looks really good wile/if it lasts.. Remembered that I had seen wrapped forks somewhere on the old forum; http://www.ducatimonster.org/forums/showthread.php?t=150571&highlight=anodized+forksI actually think they look really good' I have to do some thinking and some coin tossing; just have to find a three sided coin  |
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2008, 02:54:52 PM » |
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how do ohlins get thier forks gold?
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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2008, 03:21:14 PM » |
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how do ohlins get thier forks gold?
They are anodized. I had mine done while they were out getting the Matris cartiridges installed. IMO it make the look of the bike. If you have them anodized make sure you stay away from the Mil-spec stuff. Thats the stufft hat will turn purple after continued exposure to sunlight. Here a before and after pic.   |
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« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2008, 03:31:29 PM » |
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After reading this thread. I just spent the last half hour wrapping one side of my forks with black electrical tape. It looks pretty good from about 20 yards away. Closeup you can see the lines of how it was wrapped. I'm now very interested in the black vinyl. I'll probably wrap the other side and the ride around with the electrical tape for a few days to see how I like it.
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« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2008, 03:55:38 PM » |
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I'm thinking; get some wide header wrap to see how that looks, I really like the non shiny look.
monstermash: But I must say that your anodized forks looks extreemely good, but I can check with the tape first and then get the anodizing if i'm not satisfied.. Anodizing is sort of a point of no return..
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« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2008, 04:22:08 PM » |
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The Black vinyl should work with heat from a hair dryer to mold and stretch it .......the old board had a good write up on it ..but that as thee gist of it
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« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2008, 06:13:52 PM » |
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I plan on doing the vinyl this year.
As far as anodizing goes, like the others say, if you get the stuff that fades, you'll be redoing it every other year. I had some anodized parts on my bike that kept fading, so they're in powdercoat now.
If anyone can find that thread on vinyling the forks, let me know! Doesn't look too hard <crosses fingers>.
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