DIY wake fork

[kko]

my 03 factory forks were in sad shape the rubber was either gone breaking off or leaving this black residue all over. so i tried to come up with a cheap easy fix.will see how it holds up.


i pulled out all the old rubber and replaced it with a rubber tubing thats was dam close to same diameter if not excat same. then i was going to dip them in this rubber coating you can get from home depot.well the can wasnt long enough for the whole fork so i had to change the plan. i ended up using heat shrink and then dipping just the ends in the coating.the heat shrink jacked up the cost on me but it came out ok.will have to see how long it last.im in it for $20 bucks a fork.If it last i will be happy. im going to just do one side for now and make sure it last.If i were not so impaitent and could find something to transfer the coating into i think it would have worked without the heat shrink. but i am not sure. i would have had to glue the tubing in and that would be a pain in the arse.the heat shrink did real good at making it nice and tight.hey it was rainy and 20-30mph gusty winds here today i was bored.we will se how it turns out.

[dogbert]

What did you use at the base?

[kko]

if you mean in the curved "U" shapped section. Its just rubber tubing sort of like what was in there stock.I almost was going to paint on the coating.It says you can brush it on just wasnt real sure how it would look. they also have the coating in a spray so i may mask it off an do that.this DIY was changing every minute so who knows where i end up.but the board fits good and no more black crap everywhere so its all good so far.

[dogbert]

Let us know how it works out

[kko]

Ok they are on and letting mother nature do her thing we will see.

[Jason B]

The trick with that is using a piece of PVC pipe, use a piece slightly larger than your item, cap the bottom and fill it with the rubber coating material. Then dip your piece into the pvc pipe/coating one tine at a time.
Works like a champ.
I foresee heat shrink tubing becoming brittle in the sun, it doesn't seem too high quality from my experience with it. The coating on the other hand that I've used (from Menards) has held up very well.

[jwanck11]

Its called Plasti-dip isn't it???

If it is, I use it for lots of things... including dipping my tools for add'l electrical insulation. It is good stuff.

I have not had a lot of luck brushing it on but dipping ans the spray work very well. It should be fairly durable.

[jwanck11]

Oh and for the r/c nuts, i used it to waterproof my servos and battery box.