Paint stripping a ti frame

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  • I am thinking of getting a ti frame which has been painted over.

    I was planning to strip it back down to the bare metal, but was advised that it may worth doing as the ti frame may well have been sanded etc to get the paint on the first place.

    Any advice to what my choices are - or should I just live with it?

  • I did this to a canondale aluminium frame years ago and it worked fine. I just used ever finer sandpaper if I recall. I don't see why the same shouldn't work with Ti. Or you could have it shot blasted and then sand/polish yourself. A dremmel is your friend.

    Do it.

    Caveat: I don't have any expertise in titanium or paint (or sanding, tbh)

  • I am too dangerous with a dremel and not in a good way.

    I may strip a bit of it and see what it feels like or just take it to Mario and see what he says.

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