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Suntour Stem Resto on the cheap.

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N13L VV:
Ok guys just thought id share these few pics as i was quite pleased with the results for very little ££££ .   This was a totally scratched and faded suntour stem , I was only experimenting so the next one will have more time spent on it as i only had a short while to play today .   

I sanded the deep scratches off then gave it a quick run on the polishing wheel . Then painted it with an aerosol of Plastikote Glass Paint .   I was very surprised at how good the blue colour was and best thing is it cost next to nothing to do as i hardly used any out of the tin. Finally a set of Retrorichs replacement bolts really finish it off  .

 Last pic shows it beside the NOS blue stem on my MK1 Pro. 

 




















All in all a nice cheap job that we can all do ourselves easily .   It also comes in red , just a shame theres no gold .

Gnarlyscoots:
Thats really really cool that  :daumenhoch: and excellent advice and help  :coolsmiley:

N13L VV:
if anyone wants to try it you can get it in B&Q for about six quid a tin or theres some on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PLASTI-KOTE-GLASS-PAINT-BLUE-CRAFT-WINDOW-SALE-200ML-/280638698486?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Paint_Varnish_MJ&hash=item41575eb3f6

kuwahero:
Nice and simple resto. Good work mate :4_17_5:

Spen69:
That's a cracking job for £6 and a little elbow grease - gonna give that a go myself on a seatpost clamp and stem I think :daumenhoch:

Any reason why it wouldn't work on caliper arms do you think?

Spen :daumenhoch:

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