Giom6":2ui5pcod said:Superb job Martin, they look ace!
Did you have to do anything to the crown?
My guess would be an Alodine™ or similar wash to passivate the surface. Creates a very light coat of metal oxide (similar to anodisation) which protects the metal. Aluminium (and particularly magnesium alloys) are highly reactive, failing to chemically seal the surface will result in bubbling, peeling and flaking when the metal underneath starts to react with something. And that really is when, not if.Doug Carter":2fanujsv said:You mentioned a chemical process on the mag legs before primer and paint
Doug Carter":1i238o17 said:You mentioned a chemical process on the mag legs before primer and paint--can you expound on that a little more? I have not heard anything like that for mag lowers before and have seen a lot of RockShox lowers get repainted before with success.
Cheers,
Doug