Last buy for the winter!!!!!!
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Over on theCABE, I was told that as long as no prep work was done before the rattle can was applied, that a brillo (?) pad or a rough (but not so rough that it will scratch the original paint) sponge and forumla 409 cleaner will remove the rattle can paint without damagaing the factory paint. From what I've heard it's a LOT of work but it looks like this is definitely worth the effort. Good Luck! 8)
sensor said:
It turns out that bikebum lives like a mile away from me!
I used aircraft stripper for most of my DX's unearthing from the nasty orange puke...er...paint...it was an old rattle can job that had really hardened. Only toward the end of the process did I discover that $1 a can Oven Cleaner worked better than the $8 a can stripper.
Put it on, let the paint bubble up for a minute or two, then scrape, wipe or ideally rinse it with a power washer. Power washer works wonders. Wood popsicle sticks or paint stirrers work great as scrapers.
You have to let the stuff that is willing to come off first come off, then go back and sand or peel with a razor blade the stuff that won't. It's worth it if you like original paint. My DX is a pretty big mess underneath, but it was still worth it.
Ok I gotta ask, how big are the curbs by you? Either they are huge or that guy sitting in the street is tiny! lol
i think its tradition to say every year about this time, " ok, last buy of the winter." unfortunatly, it is always backed up with the famous, "my first buy of the spring.",and ongoing from there. i'll find a reason all 365. 
Can you people say sandblaster???? and then stencil and new paint. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
