paint removal

[prb]

What is the best way to remove all the paint from my frame?Does aviation stripper work any good?Thanks,Paul

[dekker]

What is the best way to remove all the paint from my frame?Does aviation stripper work any good?Thanks,Paul

 

Best way is sandblasting but other than that the aviation stripper works good if you get the brush on kind. The stuff you spray on isn't worth a shit if you ask me.

[SubarusAreMyThing]

sand blasting is probably a little harsh. Id go with more of a media blast. if your only going for paint removal, the preferred method would be a soda blast.

[FrankieSquid]

Well it depends if your going to paint your frame or powdercoat it. If you take it to a sandblasting/media blasting shop make sure you tell them your gonna paint it/powdercoat it that way they can remove the paint the right way. The shyt in a can works but for frames its best to blast them

[brugal]

Does aviation stripper work any good?

 

yes

[quaddad817]

i know im gonna hear shit for this but...... if your going to blast it use 80 grit glass bead! but the way to do it is go over the whole frame with a rose bud. dont heat up the steel! you just want to blister the paint. if you do it correctly the blast will only take an hour or so. like skinning a steamed tomato

[SubarusAreMyThing]

i know im gonna hear shit for this but...... if your going to blast it use 80 grit glass bead! but the way to do it is go over the whole frame with a rose bud. dont heat up the steel! you just want to blister the paint. if you do it correctly the blast will only take an hour or so. like skinning a steamed tomato

 

im not going to give you shit, but your giving him more work.

 

If you just soda blast it, you dont have to worry about hurting the metal, its noob approved. it will take you 20 minutes, and leave the surface paint free, cleaned and prepped ready for paint/powder coat. (minus a good washing of course)

[prb]

im not going to give you shit, but your giving him more work.

 

If you just soda blast it, you dont have to worry about hurting the metal, its noob approved. it will take you 20 minutes, and leave the surface paint free, cleaned and prepped ready for paint/powder coat. (minus a good washing of course)

Thanks for all your advise I am going to contact a few shops near me to get some prices on blasting it the worst part is someone already spray painted it twice so there is three coats of paint on it. I got almost all the paint off the a arms with a wire wheel on a drill.

[SubarusAreMyThing]

Thanks for all your advise I am going to contact a few shops near me to get some prices on blasting it the worst part is someone already spray painted it twice so there is three coats of paint on it. I got almost all the paint off the a arms with a wire wheel on a drill.

 

that right there probably took you an hour alone lmao.

 

Soda blasting is pretty reasonable. I charge $75 an hour. a banshee frame i would do for $40 bucks. All though most shops would probably charge you an hour minimum.

Edited November 30, 2009 by SubarusAreMyThing

[prb]

that right there probably took you an hour alone lmao.

 

Soda blasting is pretty reasonable. I charge $75 an hour. a banshee frame i would do for $40 bucks. All though most shops would probably charge you an hour minimum.

Wish you were near me I would drop it of tomorrow problem is I am in pa near allentown about 15 min from east coast atv

[SubarusAreMyThing]

Wish you were near me I would drop it of tomorrow problem is I am in pa near allentown about 15 min from east coast atv

 

haha yeah thats a bit of a drive!!

 

99% of powder coat shops will soda blast. and there is atleast 1 powdercoat shop in every town it seems like lol. least on my end of the states there is! So it should be pretty easy to find a shop that can do it for ya.