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How not to powdercoat your Headshock
Just a cautionary tale, complete with pictures.
So if you go to PC your frame and fork, do yourself a favor, and have the damper and telescope pulled apart first. Don't just PC the whole thing, oven baking and plastic doesn't go well together..... 
Names withheld to protect the guilty. 
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A hopped on pop.
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LOL....fail. does c-dale still offer the damper units for the headshock?
how much do they run???
"forget kings...forget hadleys......they all have crap engagement. just run your bike fixed gear." - FoShizzle
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For 2005 and newer, yes. Not too sure on cost, likely at least $150.
Fortunately for this guy, the damper hard bits were fine. I replaced seals, plastic caps and bearings, fork runs like new. 
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Not dead yet, just playin
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meh..that'll buff out..
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Ridin' dirty!
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I guess if the heat was high enough to melt the nylon the heat treatment of the fork blades is down the toilet as well....wouldn't want to ride that fork, not even with new internals.....
"Common sense isn't always that common!"
Customized Delta V, Prophet and Rush
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Not a materials science guy, I would assume not though. So much PC going on out there in bike land, it'd be an apparent issue already if it were, no?
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Ridin' dirty!
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 Originally Posted by MendonCycleSmith
Not a materials science guy, I would assume not though. So much PC going on out there in bike land, it'd be an apparent issue already if it were, no?
According to cannondale Europe it is...that's why they offer a painting service....send your old cdale frame in and get updated graphics and all....a bit expensive, but it will not void your warranty...I wonder if they do that here in the States as well....
"Common sense isn't always that common!"
Customized Delta V, Prophet and Rush
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mtbr member
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That looks like something out of the Alien movie.
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Ridin' dirty!
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"Common sense isn't always that common!"
Customized Delta V, Prophet and Rush
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mtbr member
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it's like cooking a chicken with the bag of giblets still inside.
very funny!!!
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I cant believe the powder coater didnt even say something....
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At first, I thought the melted white plastic was grease... 
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Originally Posted by FLMike
I cant believe the powder coater didnt even say something....
Yeah, ya know?
My first thought too. 
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Pics of finished product?
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Lefty Enthusiast
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Originally Posted by rz79
Pics of finished product?
Not mine, I just fixed it. It looked like a Headshock when it left here...
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and no, I am not missing the other half of my fork....
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