Looking for recommendations for mtb fork vinyl replacement

Looking for recommendations for mtb fork vinyl replacement

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RUSSB1972

Original Poster:

31 posts

170 months

Monday 11th November
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I can obviously google and find umpteen companies who supply replacement vinyl graphics but wondered if anyone could recommend a particularly good supplier or is there one that everyone uses? Never replaced any before. We have two mtb's that run Rockshox. One is a Whyte 801 which has Rockshox recon on the front and the other is a Calibre Sentry which has Rockshox Lyrik. In the case of the Whyte I want a like for like replacement but for the Sentry my lad would like one of the later designs. If there is someone who is particularly good/flexible please suggest. Not after the cheapest, just one that offers decent quality and value.

Mr Scruff

1,347 posts

222 months

Monday 11th November
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https://www.slikgraphics.com/

This is usually who I hear recommended. I put some on my son's bike last week and very impressed - they're the standard graphics but amended colours

RUSSB1972

Original Poster:

31 posts

170 months

Monday 11th November
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Many thanks for that and I have been on their website and been impressed and they were the top ones when I googled. It was good to get feedback from someone who has used them though.

Tickle

5,263 posts

211 months

Monday 11th November
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I've had decals from indibike in the past, again, like slik are good.

Smartboy

232 posts

215 months

Wednesday 13th November
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I've used Slik Graphics a few times. Mainly for vanity reasons of custom colour-coding the graphics to match my bike frame. Quality is very good.

They've already got quite a few custom colour options by manufacturer so you can get a perfect match.

Can't remember, but maybe cost a few £'s more to go for custom colours rather than an OEM replacement - depends what you're after.

Key is to remove the old decals completely and make sure the surface is clean before applying. I think I used bug & tar remover to get rid of the sticky residue and then a final wipe-down with IPA.

Don't rush the process to avoid air bubbles and do it somewhere dust & fluff free to avoid picking up anything like that.

Depends how picky you are about this stuff though.

RUSSB1972

Original Poster:

31 posts

170 months

Just wanted to say thanks for the feedback. Ended up ordering two sets off Slik and the website is easy to use and my lad in particular was pleased to be able to tweak his design to suit. Didn't seem to affect cost either. It sounds like its all in the prep so I will do my best not to make a mess when prepping for application.