OK. I am going to take a stab and servicing the forks on my Superlight. I will be replacing seals, bushings etc. I have read that either kerosene or mineral spirits are good options to clean the internals. The downside with kerosene is that it leaves a slightly oily residue and mineral spirits is bad for the seals (but since I am replacing them anyway its not an issue). So anyway, just curious what are people's go to for cleaning fork internals. Not sure if this matters but by the lack of marks on the fork caps, I dont think these have ever been serviced so I expect there might be a lot of gunk in there.
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I use mineral spirits (paint thinner) as a heavy degreaser. Brake clean after that if I need something spotless.
Fresh diesel works well as a heavy degreaser too….and it’s like $5 a gallon. Last time I bought mineral spirits it was $11 a gallon….it’s probably double that now.
Fresh diesel works well as a heavy degreaser too….and it’s like $5 a gallon. Last time I bought mineral spirits it was $11 a gallon….it’s probably double that now.
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