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Stripping paint (calling Sausage Boy)

jstuhlman

bagpipe wanker
Dec 3, 2009
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i've used a variety of products to raw frames, from spray on to brush on...it'll always take longer and use more product than you think and there will.always be nooks that are a PITA. looks dope when done tho.

the old jackal:


the even older uzzi vpx:


santa cruz, in particular, laid down some thick-ass orange paint on dat jackal.
 

kazlx

Patches O'Houlihan
Aug 7, 2006
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It will definitely strip paint too. Use it on machines all the time. But I'd prob use the aircraft stripper since that's more geared to aluminum. The easy off could probably damage the aluminum if you left it on too long.

Other thing to consider is walnut or soda blasting. It's usually pretty cheap, at least around here. You could pay like $50-60 and not have to do a damn thing. Just don't want sand/hard media blast, because it will pit the frame. Soda blast is good.
 

jdcamb

Tool Time!
Feb 17, 2002
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Haven't you always wondered how cool it would be to heat your bike up with a torch until it glowed? I have.
 
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jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
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Just don't want sand/hard media blast, because it will pit the frame
This is what happened to MikeD's 5-stop @Westy had mentioned a while back of my epic failure. My buddy had a friend strip it at his shop. They remove the paint from rail cars before repainting. They use beach sand, but it is high pressure and out of a damn near fire hose. First and last time his services were deployed. I wanted to do it by hand and Rob had it done while I was at work. It didn't remove any metal, but it left a pretty rough surface. Then the powder used was a special order of a whole other epic fail. :rofl:
 

kazlx

Patches O'Houlihan
Aug 7, 2006
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Haven't you always wondered how cool it would be to heat your bike up with a torch until it glowed? I have.
If the frame is aluminum, it won't glow. The base metal will just turn liquid at about 1200*. The aluminum oxide skin will semi keep it together until the whole thing fails.
 

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
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Remember to spray down your raw frame with Silicone before painting, prevents oxidation from starting and ruining your paint job..



Or not.