Baik Update

"S65" (granthp) 12/05/2016 at 17:15 • Filed to: Project Baik

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Remember that bike I was repainting? Well I picked it up again. Mainly because I was stressed and needed something to do. I think it may end up red. Also I broke a sander. That’s all I guess. I still want the paint off.

Rock Bottom > S65 12/05/2016 at 17:48

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Sand blaster? Sand blaster. Just plug the bottom bracket and head tube so you don’t booger the threads.

vicali > Rock Bottom 12/05/2016 at 17:55

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Learned this lesson while doing wheels...

Hours and hours of sandpaper, wire wheels, and flap discs.. vs. 10 minutes with a sandblaster.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > S65 12/05/2016 at 17:58

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It’s amazing how well chemicals you can get cheaply at Home Depot or Auto Zone work on projects like this.

I have “repainted” more than a few frames. Usually by chemically stripping them and then getting them powdercoated.

S65 > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 12/05/2016 at 18:01

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um, what chemicals

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > S65 12/05/2016 at 18:09

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Paint stripper gel and steel wool. There’s 1/4 an aisle at Home Depot dedicated to the stuff, buy based on what’s on the frame currently and be sure to get it all off before you paint it again.

crowmolly > S65 12/05/2016 at 18:17

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Don’t bother sanding. Chem strip it with Martin SR 6802 (From NAPA) or Aircraft stripper (also NAPA). WEAR GLOVES. Note that it is temperature sensitive and will work slower in cold weather. Use a scouring pad from the dishwashing section of a supermarket that looks like this:

Then “clean off” the rest with 80 grit paper. Follow it up with 180. Prime, paint.

TheRealBicycleBuck > S65 12/06/2016 at 09:36

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I have stripped several frames with a drill-mounted wire wheel. You can find one at Walmart. I wouldn’t use it on aluminum, but it works great for steel frames.

S65 > TheRealBicycleBuck 12/06/2016 at 09:38

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Thanks but I think this is an aluminum frame

TheRealBicycleBuck > S65 12/06/2016 at 14:35

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The tube dimensions don’t look like it’s aluminum. Do the magnet test. If it sticks, the frame is steel.

S65 > TheRealBicycleBuck 12/06/2016 at 16:53

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Is steel

TheRealBicycleBuck > S65 12/06/2016 at 20:39

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There you go! A wire wheel will make short work of stripping the paint without chemicals.