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Old 04-02-2012, 10:55 PM   #4
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Re: First maintenance

The rust on the forks is where there has been slight damage from something? I presume stone chips as its only on the front, (been there since before I got it).
I think the rust will go away easy when I remove the damage (maybe if I rub them down with fork oil after I clean/rework them?), but it is the pit and resultant bur (damage) for the want of a better description that is more what I am thinking of getting rid of, than the rust alone.
I have never seen or heard of comet cleaner here?
I just didn't want to rub it down with fine sand (emory) paper as it will cover a larger area, plus was thinking it might be a place rust will appear again, at least not as my initial plan of attack.
I might try some scotchbrite on a small rotary tool, opposed to emory paper to blend it down.
Never gone at a pair of forks so just didn't want to do more/worse damage trying to clean up the existing slight damage, then if I just leave them alone.
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