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Thanks,
Out of interest if a respray is done professionally with a steel frame do you do the same or sandblast or something else?
Jameshk-
Personally use stripper to do most of the work, some scrapping and then sand blasting to get into the nooks that the stripper always misses and to mechanically clean the surface.
I’ve has frames dipped before and it’s hard to find someone who will do a decent job consistently. If it’s new chemicals, the paint might fall off after half a hour. Or if they are being a cheap skate and using stuff that’s just gone, two days later and it’s hardly lifted.
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Depends on a few factors like the substrate material, the paint methods we'll be employing, the current finish on the bike etc
There are a handful of methods that can be used to remove a finish but they all have pros and cons.
euan
general_greyharbour
Sure.
It'll eat the paint off.
With steel though you've obviously got to worry about rusting.
If you're going to use this process on steel, be prepared to use abrasives on the metal and then prime it as soon as possible.
And yeah... like Euan says... wear a HAZMAT suit.
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