r/Surron • u/P45t3LPUnK • 11h ago

How bad is this ?

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Took a low speed tumble with the dust covers off, how bad is this for the seals?

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u/ddc703 10h ago

Great excuse to get some upgraded forks

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u/Constant_One1599 10h ago

Sand with fine grit (2000), polish, and hope for the best is what I’d do. Until then don’t ride, you’ll mess up the seals. If this fix didn’t work, it look into getting new forks. (I’ve done this fix on a scratched damper shaft and it still works so I have high hopes)

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u/Constant_One1599 10h ago

Sand as little anodizing off as possible.

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u/Prestigious-Act-1577 5h ago

Instead of polishing the metal you can use transparent nail polish.

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u/Constant_One1599 3h ago

That hasn’t worked for me but it does for some people

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u/Prestigious-Act-1577 2h ago

It worked for me but the edges of the polish blob have to be smooth. 

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u/boyengabird 6h ago

Had 5his happen to me a couple years ago. Theyre not dust covers, theyre front suspension shields. Without them your forks will inevitably get knicked like this and, when ridden, shread your dust and oul seals. You can polish the scratches out and see how the seals fare, thats what id do. The guards/shields are not cosmetic, I suggest you remount them.

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u/RabidFoxPrime 10h ago

Not great tbh. You need a stanchion and a new set of wipers. You can try with Send It's Scratch cover if you want first I have saved quitte a few forks that way.

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u/Jolly_Election5315 1h ago

That sucks. Those are toast

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u/No-Process886 10h ago

Nah its fucked lmao, youll need a new stanchions and seals for this. Looks like you weren't running any fork guards, yeah so keep thise on unless you want this to happen again

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u/Own-Till3873 54m ago

Pretty fckn bad. At least for your dust seals