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nitromor'ed a aluminum frame ( specialized own a1 tubing )
first bottle worked, went to get the bits i missed with another bottle and it didn't work, i don't know how, i used it exactly the same as the first ( must be a dodgy bottle or something)
anyway i wet and dried the patches of paint off, then rubbed down a tube to see if i liked it ( using 180.280,400 and some fine wire wool) i'm going do the whole frame
problem is the welds are still outlined with paint and i cant get in there with wet and dry
i know enough about welding to know it will depend how much the weld has penetrated the joint to know if its safe smooth them out, i don't want to take too much material away just enough to get rid of the paint
i figure specialized welds would have decent penetration and they will be uniform welds
any one else smoothed out welds on a specialized a1 tubed frame,good or bad idea
ATB
Dean