| Author | Message | ||
     Xoptimizedrsx |
just wondering what everyone has tried to use on the powder coat to strip it off. i know sand blasting takes forever. i have two to strip. I thought about soda blasting and chemical. but if its a hard way no matter what. i'll use the sand blaster to rough it up and spray a epoxy high solid paint on them. these wheels are for the race bike one orange with a scratch and one cherry bomb red with a scratch. mike | ||
| Buelltastic |
When I got my wheels done, I was told repeatedly that the only way to remove powder coat was to use some sort of media blasting, be it walnut shells, sand, or plastic particles. Of course this process also allows for the surface to be re-coated without further prep, (i.e. stripping the stripper). I was really poor in college and looking for any other option at the time. | ||
| Sleez |
i used a chemical stripper on my 97 frame and wheels, which are supposedly powdercoat. don't remember the brand, bought it at the local hardware store, so it couldn't have been very exotic. worked fine! taken from here; http://www.pfonline.com/articles/clinics/0500cl_pw d1.html Chemical stripping methods can use either hot or cold stripping chemistries in a batch-type process to remove the coating from parts/hangers. The hot strippers are usually caustic and degrade the coating from the part by causing it to swell, dissolve, etc. This softened coating is then removed by water spray or just falls off into the chemical bath. Cold chemical strippers are usually solvent-based products and can be very dangerous to work with because of health concerns. Knowing how resistant to chemicals powder coatings are makes one think how nasty these cold strippers can be. | ||
| Zatco81 |
Yeah...personally I hate a cold stripper...wait. What were we talking about again? | ||
| Jeffroj |
I've used carb cleaner, but probably a little more work than an actual chemical stripper. Very nasty stuff! | ||
| Xoptimizedrsx |
warm strippers!! I dont ever want to see a cold stripper. xopti is in fear of cold bodies. back to subject. i think I have thought it through. i'll skuff it and paint. they are for a race bike they dont need to be perfect. i'll use regular sand blast to skuff it up. then some high solids for the paint single stage. mike | ||
| Klinc |
Gasket remover works wonders. | ||
| Chippy |
Go to a paint shop...I believe it's methlene chloride they use. It works real well. It's kind of like a jelly you smear on. | ||
| Blacklightning |
mmmmmmmm warm strippers and jelly, two of my favorite things.  |
