The lower fork tubes/sliders were corroded below the clear paint. I didn't like that and wanted them to look like new but I did not want to polish them.
So I removed the clear coat with a paint stripper and then started to sand the tube with grids 150, the 250, then 500. One of the pictures shows how little round these tubes really are, it took me several hours and a few sheet of sanding paper to get them truely round.

Finally I used strips of 3M #7447 (maroon) hand pads to get a beautiful looking finish which is very similar to the original.

I was wondering whether anybody has had theirs repainted or anodized. The way they are now the surface will probably need regular treatment with the 3M pad.

gepe.

(The final result is even better but I forgot to take pictures before I sent the fork for service).