Removing Powder Coating
04-04-20, 09:11 AM
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I didn't have much success with paint stripper. I ended up using a 4" angle grinder with a wire wheel. A lot of work and I still had to do a lot of sanding and scraping by hand in those hard-to-reach spots. I too hope someone has a better solution.
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Acetone will remove powder coat, I found this out the hard way. Though you would need a lot to strip an entire frame.
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Powder coat is really tough stuff. I have no advice, but good luck.
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"Just the frame" considering how hard stripping paint can be this may be a lifetime quest.
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In a perfect world I'd want a nice catalyzed wet paint job on all my bikes, but you're talking something like 3x the cost. There are enough good powder coaters that know how to do bikes properly nowadays that unless you pick a crappy one, you'll probably be just fine.
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Back to the OP, I know of 2 powder coaters that can send a frame out for chemical strip. I think cost was around $40
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I've heard this arguement before, and it doesn't make much sense to me. Who doesn't want a lifetime paint job? I don't know many people who plan to repaint. Perhaps somebody somewhere wants to repaint every few years as a fashion statement.
In a perfect world I'd want a nice catalyzed wet paint job on all my bikes, but you're talking something like 3x the cost. There are enough good powder coaters that know how to do bikes properly nowadays that unless you pick a crappy one, you'll probably be just fine.
In a perfect world I'd want a nice catalyzed wet paint job on all my bikes, but you're talking something like 3x the cost. There are enough good powder coaters that know how to do bikes properly nowadays that unless you pick a crappy one, you'll probably be just fine.
Wileyone it can be softened up with a blow torch and scraped off just don't go mental and over heat the pipe.
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Back to the OP, I know of 2 powder coaters that can send a frame out for chemical strip. I think cost was around $40
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Good point, sometimes I forget that we're in strange times.
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Never really liked the idea of powder coated bikes, even though I had a drop dead gorgeous orange Marinoni that was done with pc. That said, have a look at this page. It might be a help.
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I removed powder coating from a steel frame, the only chemical I tried that worked was "aircraft stripper". No other remover even made a dent. It's fairly nasty stuff, and you will definitely want to use gloves and eye protection.
I bought it at ace hardware, and it was a gel so it would work on the round tube shapes. You put it on, and then wait. Add another coat and wait some more. Then you should be able to scrape it off. Once most of it is scraped off you can use a scotchbrite pad to get the nooks and crannies around lugs and where tubes are joined.
Having done it before, I don't envy you this task.
I bought it at ace hardware, and it was a gel so it would work on the round tube shapes. You put it on, and then wait. Add another coat and wait some more. Then you should be able to scrape it off. Once most of it is scraped off you can use a scotchbrite pad to get the nooks and crannies around lugs and where tubes are joined.
Having done it before, I don't envy you this task.
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I removed powder coating from a steel frame, the only chemical I tried that worked was "aircraft stripper". No other remover even made a dent. It's fairly nasty stuff, and you will definitely want to use gloves and eye protection.
I bought it at ace hardware, and it was a gel so it would work on the round tube shapes. You put it on, and then wait. Add another coat and wait some more. Then you should be able to scrape it off. Once most of it is scraped off you can use a scotchbrite pad to get the nooks and crannies around lugs and where tubes are joined.
Having done it before, I don't envy you this task.
I bought it at ace hardware, and it was a gel so it would work on the round tube shapes. You put it on, and then wait. Add another coat and wait some more. Then you should be able to scrape it off. Once most of it is scraped off you can use a scotchbrite pad to get the nooks and crannies around lugs and where tubes are joined.
Having done it before, I don't envy you this task.
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06-25-20, 10:39 AM
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IIRC, "aircraft stripper is methyene chloride based.. toxic, corrosive to skin, carcinogen, etc. may not be available where you live depending on the regulations. It is gel based and works well (looking like that orange frame pictured)
