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SteveG:
My landing gear forks were in a bit of a state so I thought black powder would be a good idea. Not so sure now and was wondering if it's possible to paint over the powder with anything. They had really bad rust pitting on them so wet spraying may have been a better option.
Could the powder be flatted and then overcoated ?

Del:
yes it can, done it myself with a few frames... no problems at all.

SteveG:
Just worried about possible reactions. What did you use ?
The forks in question were standing gears I cut the stands off of. They looked like they had been left in a bucket of water for about 15 years when I got them. I filed the worst of the rust off and then got them blasted but the black powder finish is more like plastic coating and is a bit orangepeeled.
I fancy baby blue now though as there is a bit too much black on the bike

Swivel:
I've had it done before no problem  ;)

SteveG:
Just edited my post as I mixed Del up with Dan :uglystupid2:
Thanks for the reply Del and Swivel what paint did you use.  Will almost anything be ok I guess the powder is pretty much resistant  to everything.

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