Fix Damaged Leaking Forks

[@timfaupel548]

You’re a star Bud. I’m 58 and just learnt something really useful. Keep on doing what you do and thank you.👌👍😎

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Hi Tim, Thanks 👍

[@joshuamartin4506]

Ur is the only video on youtube thats solves this problem!! And u still had to do it with such amazing workmanship! Hats off to u!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thank you

[@Milo_Minderbinder]

Great video, thank you! Exchanging parts has unfortunately become the standard nowadays. But repairing on a budget is the real thing!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thank you for watching 👍

[@joshuamartin4506]

Man!! I have no words to describe my happiness!! Ur a hero! A genius! And most of all such a genuine bloke!

[@chrismartin3377]

"nobody knows as much as all of us" - and you proved that my friend... thankyou from New Zealand... stay safe..

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks 👍

[@Desertduleler_88]

I loved the zinc method to prevent rusting, well done.

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks 👍

[@theadventureofdodong3495]

Me too.❤

[@richardstone8615]

Mee too

[@kdsowen2882]

That is the most simple 'Zinc-method' I have seen . great video. Dave NZ

[@vicoz7156]

Hoy lo Ise me quedo súper mis barras, ya no filtra aceite y su funcionamiento está 🆗 saludos desde Perú 🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪

[@sethbrown1763]

Man, where have you been all my life?! Just what I need to remove pitting along my forks! Thank you!

[@ivanroiantonio3538]

why is this so under rated

[@mr.dr.k3148]

The Zinc Plating you did is very clever. We'll done. My legs aren't near as bad, just some scoring on the 1st few inches of travel, so after watching this video, I feel confident that I can salvage mine and get some riding in this Spring and Summer. Thank you.

[@adrianantones4909]

Really comprehensive and straight forward video.

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching

[@CLLUK]

Absolutely fantastic and so well presented! Thank you. 30mins ago I was considering buying a new chromium fork for my m/c as I just replaced the seals and whilst assembling the last one I inadvertently damaged the surface (near the oil seal) and created a dipple which I sanded the burs off so it wouldn't damage the seals but of course I still have the dipple which now I will try applying a spot of steel epoxy and sand down to a lovely smooth finish - okay, that's the idea :) Anyway, thanks again

[@calvinmartykleinmcfly6998]

Wow didn't know you can zinc plate with a battery. Thanks for this.

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Glad to help👍

[@hemanths2782]

@@AVVGCustomstudio is that the table salt? That yiu used for zinc plating?

[@vintageyamahabackyardresto4995]

I got some buffing discs that go on a drill along with some different grit "clay" and applied it to my forks. What a difference! A lot of time the older bikes either have old clear coat that has yellowed due to UV or some say it is the anodizing process. At either rate, I strip it off with acetone and 0000 steel wool and buff it with the pads and clay. Great video!

[@stevebell5455]

Love the zinc plating idea. Was worth watching just for that alone. Cheers

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thx, in new upcoming video I'll try cooper plating

[@stevebell5455]

@@AVVGCustomstudio Ah nice one. I'll be watching that.

[@a777aa64rus]

Вот жежь... Век живи, век учись, как говорится. Никогда бы не додумался замазывать эпоксидкой шероховатости на вилке. Спасибо за идею, попробую. Как раз вилка от ИЖа валяется на реставрации. Прекрасный английский, кстати;)

[@vkv392]

Great job brother 👍👍👍👍....... especially the zinc plating part. Love and respect from india❤️❤️❤️

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@Crsiiuu7]

Eres un genio, salvaste mi moto, justo acabo de reparar las horquillas de mi moto usando pega loka (súper glue) rellenando los orificios marcados en las barras, luego lijando con lija muy fina y finalmente aplicando cera abrillantadora. Quedaron perfectas al tacto, sin fugas.

[@pwimetime6687]

When I needed an advice about damaged inner tube and this pops out of nowhere!!! Wow!!

[@RobertoObz]

I'll try it with my inverted telescopic.. Thanks brother from 🇵🇭👍

[@4747-u2r]

Dude hell yeah I like this guys style this is what tinkers and fixing is all about but if science compounds and cool resto project loved this video thanks man !!

[@edbrent1232]

Excellent video thank you, it's given me the confidence to try myself on a Suzuki RV125 Van Van fork stanchion - I tried new seals first but they did not stop the leak. The sanding is now complete, rubbing compound next then to pound store for cheap batteries - most other shops only seem to stock Alkaline now.

[@gartenfreude796]

Smart, simple and working method. Thanks for sharing!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@chadalferez]

Gonna do this to our HD3 kawasaki... Shoutout from 🇵🇭🙏

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching.

[@dimensionalidad9859]

Great technique, thank you from Uruguay.

[@a383W]

really creative use of zinc plating. appreciate your video!

[@randycoloma1379]

Thanks brother,helpfull idea to my inverted fork of my enduro bike here in the Phillipines

[@glowiever]

zinc plate with battery. that's actually genius! most motorcycle shop here use resin or clear coat for the filler.

[@taxiarchisk.6031]

VERY GOOD HELPFULL VIDEO YOU SAVE ME FOR BUYING NEW TUBES FOR MY MOTORCYCLE

[@fostexfan160]

Some brilliant tips and tricks. Well done. Excellent video

[@DobroPlayer12]

This is brilliant especially the zinc plating part

[@kivitropikal6755]

I did this correction with a drill. I wrapped sandpaper around a pen and held it with a drill. It was way much more easier to remove scratches.

[@arsyadmotorchanel]

pekerja an yg hebat .love from indonesia 👍

[@aceboogie193]

Am so grateful for this Video was about to replace my Carrera front shock absorber

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thank you for watching 👍

[@brufnus]

An extremely good product to prevent rust in the first place, is "Corrosion-X". It binds magnetically to metal, almost on an atomic level, and is therefore very resistant to pressure and heat. I've started using this on all different kinds of things - fork legs, brake caliper pistons, bolts and nuts, tools, exhaust, etc. I can highly recommend that product.

[@marianobrothersmototv]

Wow...talented man

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@h-j.k.8971]

About 10 very usefull tips in just a few minutes,,,Thanks.

[@Daevey89Youtubechannel]

Wow...Thanks bro...now I've found a way to fix my pitbike forks...done support your channel 👍👍...

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@Sunshine_Logs]

Man one and only video on KZbin and the unique video. And I have a question how efficient is this, after everything. Does the oil seal will broke of lose areas

[@joshuamartin4506]

Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you...a thousand times and again!! Lots of respect to u sir!!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@spencerg8keeper]

Very concise and useful video!😊

[@garage9732]

Dude, this is phenomenal🔥

[@jcarballazo]

Hoooola..!!! Realmente quede impresionado con el proceso, podrias explicarmelo por aqui, para poder traducirlo, ya q no hablo y no entiendo el ingles 😅😅 muchas gracias... Y que genial, es justo lo q andaba buscando

[@MrFrancisTheTank]

Thank you for the detailed presentation. Keep it up!

[@lonewolfvlogix6335]

Love from 🇳🇵 Nepal

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Hi Lone wolf, thanks for watching 👍

[@ixxolos]

Sick Quicksilver hoodie, I have the same one an damn it looks so good. Kudos on the video.

[@immelting9834]

I love mine , extremely comfortable.

[@Chris-yy7qc]

Straight from the 80s

[@joyagonymahusay4261]

Thank you, very informative and useful.

[@WiekingderViking]

Very cool and professional summary!!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks 👍

[@dayuhanspace]

works like magic!

[@j.villacora9105]

Good job sir, I appreciate ,that kind of job is, thumbs up

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thank you, and thanks for watching 👍

[@uumerdraz]

Wowwwww.. you're a savior... Thanks alot

[@richardlaidman3827]

It's been quite a while since the most recent previous comment, so, I hope you are doing well. Great video, I will be using this technique. I have a couple of questions. First, why did you choose nail polish after proving superglue was stronger? My second question is about other fork repair techniques. Have you ever repaired a vintage motorcycle fork slider by separating the cast parts and replacing the outer tube? Sorry, if my first question was previously answered, but no time to read all the comments.

[@horendominministiyani_club3503]

U have saved my 1000 doller..and win my heart also.

[@TravosGarage]

will the next video be out soon? I'm interested to watch as I would love to do this on my 1977 cr125 forks rather then forking out the $600 plus hours of driving each way plus weeks of waiting to get them rechromed at the specialists, interesting video!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Hi Travo! Welcome to my channel. Unfortunately don't know, I ordered seal's but because of the quarantine they get stuck somewhere...

[@connor9018]

Thanks for this! I’m riding a cheap Chinese 125 and it doesn’t make sense to get new forks bc the bikes isn’t worth it so I’ll be doing this.

[@ramugurugupalli9855]

Excellent brother

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks 👍

[@jimmypea2207]

Excellent video! Very commendable.

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@sekte_sesat]

Good looking Mr 😁

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

😁

[@A-leeJ]

This is an amazing video!!!! Much appreciated!!!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@Kingkurn]

Thank you, from kenya

[@lasseholm1380]

thanks for the video! got any idea how would this hold up on a dirtbike that gets taken to the track?

[@ilyavoldman6508]

Mate, you are the best! Thank you

[@sbreslin4894]

Really good tips and concise. Thank you.

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thank you.

[@rogelionollan5185]

Anothet lifehack.. Goodjob. Idol

[@pablokulba2638]

Wow nice vid bro never though it would be posible thanks👍👍👍👍

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching

[@gsxrinfrance5827]

Some excellent tips there, thank you...

[@subashbose7575]

Excellent

[@Ride2Xplore]

That's amazing!!Well done!!!Subscribed!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@zerolatency16]

Amazing. Great video and very helpful

[@faunejhonmark1119]

Very useful content, thanks man

[@CBCycles]

Very ingenious, thank you!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks!

[@titto200hb9]

Mantap lek aku seneng video mu

[@liamnatequiap805]

ilovethe video it helps a lot..can tou show how you use the charger?

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Hi, you need to wrap positive wire around zinc battery and also fix with it the cotton pad negative connecting to the part, also you will need to prepare acid electrolyte (or can use phosphoric acid that are used for soldering) infuse the cotton pad and with light non-stop no pressure movements wipe along the damaged part until zinc will coat it all. After you finished you will need to degrease the fork or wash it with a mix of water with baking soda to stop the acid reaction.

[@kasule299h.d4]

@@AVVGCustomstudio I wanna try it here in Uganda

[@nodpclalopc5485]

Great video bro!!!

[@souparnikakochu611]

Great job bro it's really useful 😉

[@PrinceArnie]

Thanks for this great video. Full of valuable tips for cheapskate like me😂. One thing that bugging me though. That phone charger for power supply is mad sketchy. Are those open wire and metal you connected to it not gonna zap you?. i have PTSD because I have been zapped once by a phone charger. Other than that very informative, just prop to you brother. 🙏

[@jonathangofast559]

I've just done a set of yamaha SR250 forks, now I know how to fill the pit marks untill the customer can afford to re chrome, thanks for sharing man. 👍 and I've subscribed...

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@jessiecarcabuslay7181]

I appreciate this.. Thank for the tips bro..

[@Алексей.Эндурист]

Столько работы, можно было запаять эту поврежденную область твердым припоем с флюсом, с помощью газовой горелки. А потом обработать в нужный размер. Маленькие повреждения я так ремонтировал.

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Спасибо за просмотр и спасибо за совет, нужно будет попробовать.👍

[@RohitVerma-hf9ns]

Thanks, very helpful 👍

[@pinoyfoodandvlog5497]

good job men.👍

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@slickrick364]

Perfect almost machine like motor skills. Good job. I never even knew this is possible

[@rebuildranch1225]

Nice job!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks 👍

[@xno127]

Thanks for your information dude, Thankyou

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching.

[@xno127]

Always watching your video dude

[@richiesastroapriyanto2071]

This video inspirate me.

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@georgekalioras2618]

That was really good

[@DJ0KNUF]

thanks a lot mate! When will the next video be online?

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Hi Tim thanks for the comment, I almost finished the next video about recovering my forks and rear shocks, but with the covid my country doesn't import anything and I can't find sealings to finish the video, so I hope to finish it soon.

[@mohba01]

i dont have a deep pitting but still want to use a bit of zinc to cover up the open pores to prevent it from rusting again. do i just need to splice the 5v dc charger and use the black and red wires from it to do this procedure using a carbon zinc battery ? any help appreicated.

[@adrianv.6331]

Hi Alinel, yes, you can use a charger or just connect 2 wires to a simple battery 1.5v, the process will be slower but it also works well, and after zinc plating don't forget to deactivate the acid that is used for plating, for that you can wash your fork with water with baking soda or use a good degreaser.

[@mohba01]

@@adrianv.6331 super quick reply !! thanks a lot man. great help. cheers.

[@UdayTejaOriginal]

Great video, buddy. What should I do if a have just 3-4 little rust spots?

[@urobos1]

Gonna give this a try on my mtn bike forks. Thank you for sharing!!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

You're welcome, thanks for watching.

[@Sarah-pr4sm]

Did my Showa monoshock, worked well, can,t get parts anymore.

[@andrewkyawsoeoo2169]

Which nail colour u recommend? Any? Mix Nail vernish and super glue together for filler? Love your video guy.

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Hi Andrew, In the video at 6:32 on a half fork I used nail polish, on the other half I used super glue, I used both of them to show that after smoothing it out the difference between them will be almost invisible. BUT super glue and nail polish is the most budget that you can do if there is no money to buy an epoxy glue, the best filler from what I tried are "Novol termo epoxy putty" This video it's a step-by-step guide where I'm showing all the methods how it can be done, and this fork tube I used just as a testing part to show the process. In the preview at the end of the video, you can see that in the next video I will restore the forks for my "Two-Stroke Dream" project, and there I will use epoxy glue. I hope I clearly explained, If there are more questions, ask more, I will try to help.

[@biglek3232]

Excellent very helpful 👍

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@joshsrcadventures5297]

Amazing, thank you so much. You rock keep up the great work!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thank you ☺️

[@anything_vintage77]

Very helpful video for restoring vintage forks in a budget. But will it sustain the changing mood of mother nature(rain, heat, moisture)?, just for my knowledge.

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Hi Tarun, for my forks I used Novol termo epoxy putty as a filler, I tested it and it's very resistant, and also it have a very good mechanical strength

[@anything_vintage77]

@@AVVGCustomstudio Actually I wanted to know whether the zinc coating will prevent it from rusting without using epoxy putty?

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

@@anything_vintage77 Yes it does, after zinc plating don't forget to wash the part with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to stop the reaction of the acids used for electroplating

[@anything_vintage77]

@@AVVGCustomstudio Thanks a lot will give it a try

[@tomtam558]

@@anything_vintage77 hey bro, curious of the result you got...

[@mikecampania6306]

Wow thanks

[@bengkelku]

Good...👍🙏

[@angrypant5]

Awesome thanks for posting

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@raywatson3876]

Brilliant!!

[@AVVGCustomstudio]

Thanks!