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Landing Gear metal blemishes

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Bob_Acid:
any decent paint shop will blast it before they paint it anyway. You've just made the job a little easier ;)

duncan:
Thanks,
I may keep going just to make sure the awkward areas at least are free from all old paint, then I'll hand it over for blasting.
I'll have to find out where in my area does this type of work.

Is there anything specific I should ask for when it comes to powdercoating? Seal the headtube/BB first? Number of coats?
I assume the 'white' any powdercoater has is as close to the old SE white as I'm going to get. It was just plain white anyway I think.

duncan:
Just one more question for now if it's OK.
Do I need to worry about the inside of the forklegs/frametubes?

I'd planned to give them a good scoosh out with wd40, but maybe best to just leave it, or at least give them a good time to dry out before thinking of a powdercoat.
Is there anything else I should be doing, like pouring in rust-dissolver or something? I hate to think of the state inside those tubes.
I just wouldn't want any rust or dirt dislodging during the coating and messing up the finish. The forks have small gas-escape holes near the dropouts, the frame I can't remember - maybe holes on the inside of the BB?

ORB:
leave it be, the WD40 will make the paint not stick to the metal

where abouts in the world are you man?

I bet someone here knows of a painter 'just up the road from you'

ORB

ORB:
I dont like Powder, the bike was painted to start with, so keep it real and paint it.

I would PM Craig (search for the member missfitsat101 on this forum) you wont get a better job done than he can do, and his prices are fair too.

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