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Powder coating removal ?
- Thread starter Grewth
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From what?
Long ago I got a rear wheel with a powder coated hub, they didn't mask off the sprocket flanges.
It was brutal getting that crap off. I ended up making a cutter out of an old sprocket.
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Actually it's from a motorcycle frame.From what?
Long ago I got a rear wheel with a powder coated hub, they didn't mask off the sprocket flanges.
It was brutal getting that crap off. I ended up making a cutter out of an old sprocket.
A 654cc vertical twin with a 75mm x 74mm bore and stroke, but it's not a Yamaha.
Most viable suggestion so far (from another forum) is burning it to ash with a large propane torch.
Obviously no use on something like your wheel, but should be OK on a mild steel frame.
Probably not much good for the planet either
FWIW I think the paint stripper on sale in the USA might be different from UK - I think over there, it still works, in the UK you need to add some caustic chemical - b*ggered if I remember what - to make it effective. No experience of removing powder coat from a frame.
I'd be thinking heat gun over torch.
Why off, cover over?
Why off, cover over?
I think the disqualifying words here are “cheap” and “quick”. I’ve not seen a finish that the right sandpaper wouldn’t take care of.
I believe so too.
You can't buy the "aircraft stripper" available to the general public in the US over here.
Use of certain chemicals in it are restricted to licenced operatives over here.
Even if you find the right stuff on eBay USA or whatever, the sale gets blocked
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