Soak?

[flattrakker]

What can I mix up to soak my cylinders in to strip the paint off them? i dont really want to do it manually.. and about sand blasting.. wont that f*** up the inside of the cylinder?

[Bansh-eman]

sand blsting wont hurt them as long as to tape off the ends. go to walmart and get some masking taper and tape off all the holes. and blast the outside of it.

[blowit]

sand blsting wont hurt them as long as to tape off the ends. go to walmart and get some masking taper and tape off all the holes. and blast the outside of it.

 

 

We prefer glass bead or plastic medias to a nicer finish on the cylinders but sand will not hurt the outside of the cylinders. If you prefer chemically stripping them, there are aerosols available at auto stores called aircraft stripper or something. It works well. Many times, the painted parts that get ho,t get cured enough to hold paint for dear life. You may need to squirt on laquer thinner, MPK, or MEK to get the paint soft enough to work with the stripper. Personally, I would just blast them and them finish as needed.

 

 

Brandon

Edited October 31, 2007 by blowit

[ClimbAnyHill]

Might want to try a light disc sander on the cordless, I noticed acetone broke it down quick too.

I gave mine a high temp coating, let's see how they hold up..

 

[flattrakker]

If i use stripper do i have to worry about it getting inside the domes of the head and the inside of the cylinders?

[blowit]

If i use stripper do i have to worry about it getting inside the domes of the head and the inside of the cylinders?

 

 

Nope

[RUDEDAWG]

Just did my cylinders last weekend, I used aircraft stripper-the brush-on kind, worked like a champ. I have also used the aerosol stripper which works well but the fumes are DEADLY NASTY!