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Just a little question: what medium did you get your frame blasted with to remove the old paint? I read that sandblasting is not a good idea for frames with thin tubing. Trying to find some information on this since I have a similar project and first hand experience would be helpful :)
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Sorry, but I couldn't tell you what was used.
I sent the frame to Winston Vaz (Varonha) for the mods and he offered to have the frame stripped too: presumably it was via his brother Mario.
I trust them both.
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I think as long as you're not heavy handed with it it's fine-I wouldn't use a sandblaster who isn't used to stripping delicate objects like bikes though as they might focus too much on one area and fuck it.
I had my Koga road MAX frame stripped with sandblasting twice and it's really only enough to put a tooth on the steel once the paint is gone but the guy had been so careful you could still see little feint patches of primer where it had previously been applied.
Scilly.Suffolk
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Back from Winston Vaz:
Removing the paint revealed a number of repairs to the top tube which show that it's seen some action, but also that it's been well cared for.
It also revealed a curious filled hole in the seat tube, just above the top tube and also the frame number: F117494.
Winston couldn't shed any light on who might have built it, nor what the hole in the seat tube was for.
I've secured a slot in the new year with one of the forum's favourite paint-slingers, so this should be back on the road for the summer!