stripping paint

murraymadman · May 13, 2009

there is nothing worse that stripping 50+years of paint off of a bike frame! i see alot of people using stripper to take it off, messy! on my bikes, i have started taking them to my local autoparts store that has a machine shop where they rebuild motors. they have a "hot" tank that they clean their engine blocks in and they do my frames also. i tell you what, for $10-$15bucks a frame, it is not worth the trouble to attempt your self!

so you may want to research your town to see if you have a shop that would be willing to do this for you. it takes it down to metal, may have just a little sanding to do in the corners.

maddogrider · May 13, 2009

Cool thanks for the tip man, i never thought about that. My local Napa has a shop in the back that does machine work, i think i will ask. Sounds alot better than my wire wheel.

hoof · May 13, 2009

I was just going to say that I cleaned one up today in about 15 minutes with a wire wheel in an angle grinder.
CHAZ

icyuod2 · May 13, 2009

hoof said:
I was just going to say that I cleaned one up today in about 15 minutes with a wire wheel in an angle grinder.
CHAZ

i'm with you bro, thats what i use.

fast eddie · May 13, 2009

i use a wirewheel for smaller parts, but they dont get into smaller places. for a frame i say the 25 bucks or less for media blasting is worth EVERY penny !! if i paint anything i take it to bare metal first and i use auto body paint and clear, i've learned that it is worth the extra time and money to do it right the first time.
fast eddie

bikeriderx · May 16, 2009

murraymadman said:
there is nothing worse that stripping 50+years of paint off of a bike frame! i see alot of people using stripper to take it off, messy! on my bikes, i have started taking them to my local autoparts store that has a machine shop where they rebuild motors. they have a "hot" tank that they clean their engine blocks in and they do my frames also. i tell you what, for $10-$15bucks a frame, it is not worth the trouble to attempt your self! so you may want to research your town to see if you have a shop that would be willing to do this for you. it takes it down to metal, may have just a little sanding to do in the corners.

Thanks for the tip!

mybike1 · May 16, 2009

just incase you cant find somebody in your area to hot tank it for ya... Easy off oven cleaner, spray it on, let it soak for 5 or 10 minutes and powerwash the paint away. Works pretty well.