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Title: stripping shimano dx
Post by: markyp on April 26, 2011, 01:34 PM: some of you may have seen my recent thread about stripping black dx pedals,not realising that they were paint and not ano the oven pride wouldnt touch them so off they went to sbd along with a frame to strip.unfortunatley once stripped they were to far gone to salvage so i bought myself another set this time in red ano,but again im having a mare stripping them,the oven pride wont touch them,they been in there for half an hour and nothing :-\ so whats the bloody crack with them ???
and yes they are defo the og red ano
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: crazycraig on April 26, 2011, 01:36 PM: DX were not anno'd ........................
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: markyp on April 26, 2011, 01:37 PM: Quote from: CRAZYPAVING on April 26, 2011, 01:36 PM
DX were not anno'd ........................
what is it then craig,dont leave me in suspenders ::)
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: Mattdub on April 26, 2011, 01:43 PM: Nitromors ;)
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: southern andy on April 26, 2011, 01:43 PM: Have you actually tried paint stripper on them Mark ???????
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: MartyC on April 26, 2011, 01:45 PM: It's not Annodise it's a translucent paint they used, paint stripper will do the job. Caustic will dissolve them from the inside out LOL!
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: markyp on April 26, 2011, 01:45 PM: Quote from: Southern Andy on April 26, 2011, 01:43 PM
Have you actually tried paint stripper on them Mark ???????

no net yet,but i did on the black ones and it was a very very very very very very slow job,wish id gone for xc11's now,anyone wanna swap :-[
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: crazycraig on April 26, 2011, 01:51 PM: Its paint ::)
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: animal on April 26, 2011, 02:04 PM: Paint stripper and fookin shed loads of patience :'(
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: AKGOFF on April 26, 2011, 02:45 PM: Pay someone else to do it, much easier and much more satisfying knowing you have got a nice shiny set of decent pedals with no tedious hard work, brilliant.
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: markyp on April 26, 2011, 06:58 PM: Quote from: AKGOFF on April 26, 2011, 02:45 PM
Pay someone else to do it, much easier and much more satisfying knowing you have got a nice shiny set of decent pedals with no tedious hard work, brilliant.
ok,volunteers please step forward ???
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: Betty on April 26, 2011, 11:04 PM: Nitromors... :daumenhoch:

Takes about ten minutes, use an old toothbrush to get in the awkward bits....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m48/markw33/17-12-10006.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m48/markw33/17-12-10012.jpg)

Gave em another go after this pic using the above mentioned toothbrush, turned out both pairs were originally red

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m48/markw33/17-12-10015-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m48/markw33/27-01-11008-1.jpg)
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: jT Racing on April 26, 2011, 11:13 PM: don't tell me you've fooked them pedals, they are mental good. nitromoors, be patient
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: meticulous on April 27, 2011, 06:34 AM: leave in a bucket of thinners for a couple of days, it then just wipe off..

what condition are they in parcy before you desroy them?.... :)
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: markyp on April 27, 2011, 04:37 PM: Quote from: meticulous on April 27, 2011, 06:34 AM
leave in a bucket of thinners for a couple of days, it then just wipe off..

what condition are they in parcy before you desroy them?.... :)
really nice sam,a strip and clean and they are show pony stuff
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: meticulous on April 27, 2011, 08:50 PM: is the red paint fooked though?
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: markyp on April 28, 2011, 08:02 PM: Quote from: meticulous on April 27, 2011, 08:50 PM
is the red paint fooked though?
yes sam,worn away in about 50% of the area.just been to b&q for some thinners but dont like the look of that stuff,certainly cant sling that over the neighbours bush when im finished :2funny:
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: meticulous on April 29, 2011, 07:40 AM: i just poor it down the drain... :police:
Title: Re: stripping shimano dx
Post by: markyp on April 29, 2011, 12:54 PM: Quote from: meticulous on April 29, 2011, 07:40 AM
i just poor it down the drain... :police:
got one stripped with nitomors,took about an hour and half :)