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Title: Removing powdercoating
Post by: jimwise68 on February 26, 2007, 04:41 PM
What's the best way of removing powdercoating?

Dan, hope this isn't freaking you out!  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Removing powdercoating
Post by: RATTY on February 26, 2007, 04:51 PM
While answering this Dan, if I wanted to do a frame thats been powdered, does the old powder have to come off?  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Removing powdercoating
Post by: jimwise68 on February 26, 2007, 05:06 PM
Ratty, get your own thread!!

But that is basically what I want to know.
Title: Re: Removing powdercoating
Post by: lazychubs on February 26, 2007, 05:28 PM
paint stripper but takes forever
and dan has a smallish dip tank to strip the stuff
Title: Re: Removing powdercoating
Post by: jimwise68 on February 26, 2007, 05:32 PM
That's cool, cos Dan will be getting the work to do.

Dan, what's the charge for stripping?

Is it a pound in jar or £10 for a private?
Title: Re: Removing powdercoating
Post by: Mattdub on February 26, 2007, 05:37 PM
Media blast  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Removing powdercoating
Post by: billy-bmx on February 26, 2007, 06:00 PM
sand blast it
Title: Re: Removing powdercoating
Post by: sonic-1 on February 26, 2007, 06:38 PM
dip then a very light blow over with a not to abrasive media , walnut shell is sposed to work well without damaging metal
Title: Re: Removing powdercoating
Post by: superbikedan on February 26, 2007, 08:14 PM
blimey  i feel like a school teacher,  ok to answer one question a time.

first jim,   chemical strip or sand blast,  both around 10 pounds on mates rates ;)

ratty,  yes you can powder over powder.  the only way to get a good finish is to

coat the frame hot,  i done brownies race inc last friday and wasn't happy with

the first coat because the rear end was pitted so recoated it,  therefore

powder on powder :)  also romblokes,  oldsky, my own frame and a few more

members have had two coats  :coolsmiley:

back to jim.  does it need stripping
Title: Re: Removing powdercoating
Post by: jimwise68 on February 26, 2007, 08:37 PM
Dan, got a project I am thinking of taking on and just doing some research first.

It will need stripping of dodgy black powdercoat, before re-powdercoating.

Also, on a different project, the grey for my Diamond Back will be like a shiney primer grey (hint of blue), do you have anything like that? This is a deffo re-powder. When it finally turns up anyway.


 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Removing powdercoating
Post by: superbikedan on February 26, 2007, 08:47 PM
jim  the colour for the diamond back, i'll look into it for ya ;)
Title: Re: Removing powdercoating
Post by: jimwise68 on February 26, 2007, 09:16 PM
Nice one Dan!  :daumenhoch:
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