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Title: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: Skyway tuffshit on September 13, 2010, 09:41 AM
Hi all. Can someone tell me the easiest, cheapest and best ways to strip a frame, forks, bars and seat post ready for re powdering please? Is there anything I need to do to them afterwards before sending for powdering? Thanks for your time
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: curtispro on September 13, 2010, 09:46 AM
Hi

I stripped my sons GT race bike back to the alloy using nothing more that a tin of Nitromors, a paint brush, water to wash it off, took about 3 hours :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: Skyway tuffshit on September 13, 2010, 10:52 AM
Thanks for the tip. Will I get nitromors from a car parts shop or anywhere like B&Q? Do I need to do anything to the bits after to prep for powdering? Thanks again for your help. Will this also work on cranks as I have a White 401 flight to strip down too.
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: trasher on September 13, 2010, 11:40 AM
Nitromores won't remove powder
You need permatex gasket remover

If your sending it to dan , he will do all the prep for you
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: stidds on September 13, 2010, 11:43 AM
the gay pensioner is right, Nitomors won't touch powdercoat.  I went to a local car body supply suppliers and bought some really strong paint remover and that takes it off but it is a long job.
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: curtispro on September 13, 2010, 11:46 AM
It removed all the paint from the GT, maybe not powder? 2008 Power series came off very easy :)
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: Skyway tuffshit on September 13, 2010, 12:18 PM
Thanks for all your help. Not sure who's doing the powdering yet but after seeing Dans work I'd be stupid to go anywhere else.
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: trasher on September 13, 2010, 01:01 PM
It removed all the paint from the GT, maybe not powder? 2008 Power series came off very easy :)

It removes paint alright , but believe me it won't touch decent  powder
This has been discussed on here before
Thanks for all your help. Not sure who's doing the powdering yet but after seeing Dans work I'd be stupid to go anywhere else.

Mate it's a no brainer to send to anyone else  :crazy2:
I made that mistake when I first started
A local guy did it for £15
And it was a bag if shite

As said , dan will remove the powder for you
And refinish as part of his service


I'm  Sure he'll be along soon  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: spesh on September 13, 2010, 01:59 PM
if your tight and what to remove it yourself then buy a wire wheel in a drill it works but it messy i stripped a burner frame n forks in about 30 minutes and ware a mask :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: Peter J on September 13, 2010, 02:11 PM
Media Blasting  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: curtispro on September 13, 2010, 03:13 PM
I was going to do my other sons Redline using the same thing, it came of the GT fine, bubbled up like a goodun  :), will have to try on a small bit first before I strip it all down, maybe I was lucky  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: superbikedan on September 13, 2010, 05:06 PM
Hi all. Can someone tell me the easiest, cheapest and best ways to strip a frame, forks, bars and seat post ready for re powdering please? Is there anything I need to do to them afterwards before sending for powdering? Thanks for your time

tbh who ever you use should be able to strip the old paint for you,  saves you £15 to £20

on strippers that may not work :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on September 13, 2010, 05:18 PM


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Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: trasher on September 13, 2010, 06:11 PM
Hi all. Can someone tell me the easiest, cheapest and best ways to strip a frame, forks, bars and seat post ready for re powdering please? Is there anything I need to do to them afterwards before sending for powdering? Thanks for your time

tbh who ever you use should be able to strip the old paint for you,  saves you £15 to £20

on strippers that may not work :daumenhoch:

£15 -£20 on strippers  ???
Bet they were rough
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: animal on September 13, 2010, 07:18 PM
I use an oxy/acetelene gas axe and a wire brush  ::)
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: MartyC on September 14, 2010, 01:15 PM
I use an oxy/acetelene gas axe and a wire brush  ::)

And your chromers use a hammer and a vice  :-X  :LolLolLolLol:













Sorry, bad tast I know  :-[
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: Dr Skyway on September 18, 2010, 10:26 AM
Quote
You need permatex gasket remover

If your sending it to dan , he will do all the prep for you

think that has just answered one of my questions in another thread    :daumenhoch:

is permatex ok to use on an ally frame?
Title: Re: Powdercoat stripping tips please?
Post by: Del on September 19, 2010, 04:30 PM
is permatex ok to use on an ally frame?

yep! not a problem
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