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So Ive got a reynolds 653 frame which could do with cleaning up and painting. But I hate the long process of paint strippers and sandpaper and also have a super cheap powdercoaters nearby.
Ive vaguely remember hearing various things about some of the lighter reynolds tubes being too thin to shot blast. Would this be the case with 653? Ive had a search about the net and cant quite seem to find anything.
I dont have any more 'delicate' options such as bead blasting to hand, would be way over the value of the frame to do. So if its not blast & coat. It'll be many hours with nitromors, sandpaper & rattle cans.