Colnago Precisa Forks, Salvageable?

[Canuk]

Not my bike, but a guy in our club bought this from an estate sale, obviously it's been long term stored in an humid environment. The head lugs look saveable, but I think the forks are a goner. No real experience restoring chrome, what think you? Worth the effort or bin jobs?

 

[foz]

Hard to tell from the pics - depends if the chrome has flaked off, or it it's just rust growth outside the chrome. Need to see what's under the rust, it might be salvageable

 

[bikeworkshop]

assuming the fork is structurally sound, it would be worth painting.

Rechroming would most likely cost as much as a good condition fork is worth, around £200.

 

[Canuk]

assuming the fork is structurally sound, it would be worth painting.

Rechroming would most likely cost as much as a good condition fork is worth, around £200.

It's pretty much flaked off. I think they could be sanded back to the metal and maybe repainted, but this is a Master X Light, and I very much doubt a single colour paint would do the frame any justice. Shame. Even a half decent set of second hand forks 200-250

Still, I know how much the bugger paid for it

 

[Nob]

Looks salvageable for paint only looking at the poor quality pics…

 

[Canuk]

Looks salvageable for paint only looking at the poor quality pics…

I always thought Colnago chrome was a 'forever' finish, apparently not...!

 

[bikeworkshop]

Looks salvageable for paint only looking at the poor quality pics…

Trouble is, the frame is so multi coloured that even a black or white fork will stand out like a sore thumb.

Matching that blue might be acceptable.

 

[Nob]

Trouble is, the frame is so multi coloured that even a black or white fork will stand out like a sore thumb.

Matching that blue might be acceptable.

It just needs an airbrush specialist to match the frames patterns thats all