[darex]

Hi, I've seen recently FOX 40 RC2 with bronze/brown lowers on ebay. The auction ended and I'm not the winner. I'm considering to buy the same fork for my Demo 06 with is in similar brown color. I'm looking for it but with no results. No info on Internet. Maybe someone know where to get this fork?

 

[jonKranked]

Home Depot. Krylon. $4.

 

[BlackAthlete]

Rust-O-Leum FTMFW

 

[jonKranked]

Rust-O-Leum FTMFW

Ah rustoleom. The Old English 40oz'er of the spraypaint world :biggrin:

 

[darex]

The paint job looks pretty good and solid. It's hard to believe that it has been painted in a garage with a 4$ spray paint.

 

[- seb]

Just email the guy sellign them and ask where he got them from, or how he did them.

 

[jonKranked]

The paint job looks pretty good and solid. It's hard to believe that it has been painted in a garage with a 4$ spray paint.

I'm sure this wasn't exactly the case, but I just used it as an example to illustrate the futility of searching for a brown Fox 40. As far as I'm aware, no such thing has ever existed that wasn't a one off.

 

[BlackAthlete]

I wonder why anyone would want a brown colored fork anyway. But hey people like those white ones for some reason so to each their own.

I would call Fox and ask if the brown was a factory color for a team rider or some other application. They ought to tell you for sure what the deal was.

 

[jonKranked]

I would call Fox and ask if the brown was a factory color for a team rider or some other application..

My guess is this wasn't the case judging that it was being sold on eBay - what would a factory rider be doing hawking parts from sponsors there? (This isn't saying factory riders don't sell their stuff, but normally they do it in a manner that's a little more under the radar).


If you could post up pics of the fork we could speculate some more! edit: nvm, there's a pic, I just can't see it from work. Could someone throw it up as an attachment?

 

[godzilla]

I'm not one to spray paint my bike - but if you're gonna consider this, look at "Hammerite" - I've painted all kinds of stuff with it and not only will it cover minor imperfections, it's also extremely durable and very hard once dry:

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=1526&familyName=Hammerite+Rust+Cap+%22Hammered+Finish"+spray+paints

Click on the "product info" tab - there's a "brown" that looks alot like the 40 above.

 

[FOXROX]

my shop paints forks, and bikes. the only thing is if you were to get it custom done you cant powder coat it(something t do with the bushings i guess)

 

[jonKranked]

something t do with the bushings i guess

bearing removal tool costs several hundred dollars. I *think* removing them effectively ruins them (the bushings that is, so they would need to be replaced). PC'ing also affects the tolerances needed for the bushings to work properly IIRC.

 

[TWeerts]

thats not an oem color. before they were produced in white, i saw some of the fow employees with white lowers. i would guess that since that is the brown from the 36's, that is an employee's fork

 

[FOXROX]

bearing removal tool costs several hundred dollars. I *think* removing them effectively ruins them (the bushings that is, so they would need to be replaced). PC'ing also affects the tolerances needed for the bushings to work properly IIRC.

^^ yeah that's what i thought, my shop uses imron. they were saying its used on jets so i suppose its tough ****

 

[mattmatt86]

It's not hard to paint a 40. My roommate did it last semester in about 2-3 hours of total work.

 

[ridiculous]

more like 2 days.

 

[Total Heckler]

I had my lowers powdercoated black. Cost $50. All you have to do is take everything off the lowers and get it done.

Sorry they are kind of dusty, but you get the idea.

 

[DirtyMike]

Yeah My Powdercoater I use can do them without a problem, he made himself some Plugs to put in the top and bottom so he doesnt have to take the Bushings out. Any other fork, he just mask's everything of meticulisly<SP>

 

[Curious_George]

bearing removal tool costs several hundred dollars. I *think* removing them effectively ruins them (the bushings that is, so they would need to be replaced). PC'ing also affects the tolerances needed for the bushings to work properly IIRC.

D.O.G.

i dont know where you get that hundred of dollars thing, but that's false...first off you can simply put a part on the inside just to cover the innnards so that the P.C. doesn't go in...

also, the tolerances arent that high on bushings...were talking about that cyclindrical tube that is literally hammered in the lowers I.M.O.

 

[jonKranked]

D.O.G.

i dont know where you get that hundred of dollars thing, but that's false...first off you can simply put a part on the inside just to cover the innnards so that the P.C. doesn't go in...

also, the tolerances arent that high on bushings...were talking about that cyclindrical tube that is literally hammered in the lowers I.M.O.

#1 - I meant bushing removal tool, not bearing

#2 - I was referring to the Fox Issued tool. Which is hard to come by (as far as I'm aware)

#3 - Yes, blocking the openings renders bushing removal during PC moot

#4 - The tol's on the bushings themselves aren't that high, however the pieces they are pressed into is a different story (and is what I was referring to in the first place. Apologies for the lack of clarification).

 

[darex]

Just email the guy sellign them and ask where he got them from, or how he did them.

I asked him long time ago but he didn't respond.

Link for the auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260232483400&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=016

I think that he painted the fork by himself.

 

[NY_Star]

That looks to be a very good paint job. It is rarer to find metallic powder coating too.

 

[entropy138]

Supposedly the raised puffy sticker on bridge of the lowers indicates that it is a Fox Factory fork... I've read that there are a few floating around and often came in special colors requested for the rider or the like an 06 factory fork would have the 07 internals for testing etc... not sure how much i believe it but i guess it could be possible.

 

[Old_Sckool]

Ok guys, I can end the e-speculation since I got the fork.

The lowers were repowdercoated. It is not a factory color. Color is primo. Dark metallic bronze. Very nice

The guy just had them done. Then sent the fork to Fox and had it completely serviced including new seals, bushings and bladder (I also have the receipt for service).

I must say I was a little concerned. Seemed weird that he would have a 2008 fork rebuilt already. Apparently most the work was done because of the lowers. Magnesium can somewhat of a problem to powder coat. A lot of places won't do it. But I must say, It looks awesome. Only time will tell about durability. I've had over a dozen frames re-powder coated, Olympic who does all Turners work have done most mine. I also had Spectrum do my Brooklyn, but they're pretty pricey and take a long time. The guy who did the lowers did a pretty nice job.

Fork also works perfect, with no binding or stickyness. Stanchions are perfect and other then a small scratch on the lower crown, the fork looks brand new. Guy decided to sell it, cause he got a deal on a Boxxer.

If anyone out there has a Risse upper crown for a Fox 40 laying around let me know. I'll buy it from you.

 

[mattmatt86]

Damn, I wanted to continue reading some good E-spec.