Picked up the frame today as Mercian had removed the seatpost. They used heat in the end and said it was a "right job", must have been solidly in there. Anyway lost a fair bit of original paint. They kindly put primer on and tidied the area up. Really happy they got it out.
Not sure on next steps, my first thought is to build it up and have a trial ride to see if the fit is good, then go from there.
How long did they try with acid? I had a frame soaking for about a week until the post disintegrated. Did mash the paint up a bit. But definitely not as much as the heat has though.
Picked up the frame today as Mercian had removed the seatpost. They used heat in the end and said it was a "right job", must have been solidly in there. Anyway lost a fair bit of original paint. They kindly put primer on and tidied the area up. Really happy they got it out.
Not sure on next steps, my first thought is to build it up and have a trial ride to see if the fit is good, then go from there.