Butchering an old Pompino into a shiny fixed/front disk winter commuter

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Scrabble in reply to @M_Vatwork

This is a good shout. One of the issues I had was the blade would flex. Still, I got there in the end....

Can you/anyone recommend a good paint stripper/technique.

The frame is covered in chips/rusty spots, and I'm going to grind off the canti studs and cable guides, so was hoping to take it back to bare metal so I start with consistent surface.

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M_Vatwork in reply to @Scrabble

I've been blowtorching and wire brushing to remove paint recently but that's been on forks and components, a full frame would be a bit tiresome.

Nitromors is shit now. Think there is a 'trade' version that's as potent as Nitromors used to be but not sure what its called or how easy it is to get hold of.

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Scrabble in reply to @M_Vatwork

Yeah, been looking at this stuff from ebay:

Do I need a good face mask or will I be OK if out in the open and don't actively try and breath it in?

I understand the reason old Nitromors and the like were banned was connected to people dying. I'm trying to avoid that on this build.

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