|   Frame Strip - Polished Aluminum | John
Jan 16, 2002 9:57 AM | | Has anyone stripped an aluminum frame and kept it as natural aluminum finish? Do the commercial strippers work well? Would you need to remove the headset and bottom bracket, or can you use masking tape in these areas?
Also, does masking tape prevent the stripping action? For instance, if I wanted to keep the head tube and part of the top tube painted and strip the rest, would masking take keep a clean line, or would the stripper seep under?
After stripping, what would I need to do to keep it looking good? Clear coat? Wax? |
| re: Frame Strip - Polished Aluminum | næstep
Jan 16, 2002 10:01 AM | | Try paging Sparti over in the Brakes forum I think his silver single speed was once a painted frame.
On none-bike stuff I've used Aircraft Paint Remover which works really well, causing the paint to just "melt" off.
næstep |
| bought a frame once... | toad
Jan 16, 2002 1:25 PM | | from a guy a work. It was a schwinn homegrown that he had stripped of all paint and left natural (bare aluminum w/no polishing). It looked pretty cool, greyish colored, almost like a Ti frame. I'm not sure what stripper he used but I'm sure he stripped it after removing all parts (down to bare frame). I never applied any clear coat or wax to it but did try Mother Mag polish which only made the aluminum darker for awhile. You could try clear coating it, but I have heard that over time the chemical reaction between the untreated aluminum and clear coating will cause the clear coat to become discolored (yellowed). |
| re: Frame Strip - Polished Aluminum | czardonic
Jan 16, 2002 3:22 PM | | Do a web search for "Le Tour". They make clear coats and waxes that you can use on a bare frame. I haven't used them, but I am looking into options for a steel road frame that I am going to strip.
They sell it here: www.branfordbike.com |
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