I'm wanting to strip all the paint off my mountain bike and go for a raw metal look. Now i want to know what the process of this will be. I was thinking it'd go something like this:
Clean it all up for a start
Nitromorse all the paint off
Sand it down till its all smooth (recomendations for which paper to use?)
Then clean it up again
Then lots of layers of clear laquar
What else will i need to do to get a nice raw metal finish?
Stripping paint off and going for raw metal
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mike.
, Jul 04 2007 10:09 PM
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roofless
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Posted 04 July 2007 - 10:16 PM
I'm wanting to strip all the paint off my mountain bike and go for a raw metal look. Now i want to know what the process of this will be. I was thinking it'd go something like this:
Clean it all up for a start
Nitromorse all the paint off
Sand it down till its all smooth (recomendations for which paper to use?)
Then clean it up again
Then lots of layers of clear laquar
What else will i need to do to get a nice raw metal finish?
get it dipped instead -probably cost no more than £20.00 and it'll get it much cleaner than just nitromorse and sandpaper.
The acid actually will remove a very thin layer from the steel making it look brand new again.
think about having it chromed - its not nearly as dear as you might think.
then just tidy any rough areas with scotchbrite. - use the finest grade possible so scratches wont show up through laquer.
there are special laquers for doing polished metals - ask at your local automotive paint retailer.
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Posted 04 July 2007 - 10:27 PM
then just tidy any rough areas with scotchbrite. - use the finest grade possible so scratches wont show up through laquer.
there are special laquers for doing polished metals - ask at your local automotive paint retailer.
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erm whats scotchbrite sorry?
I'll have a look tommorrow at the laquers, i'll only be going to halfords for the materials anyway. The frame itself is hardly worth a hundred quid so its not worth spending any money on apart from the stuff to clean up the paint job.
How many layers of laquer would you reccomend if its just going straight onto the metal. Also its alloy will this make any difference?
there are special laquers for doing polished metals - ask at your local automotive paint retailer.
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erm whats scotchbrite sorry?
I'll have a look tommorrow at the laquers, i'll only be going to halfords for the materials anyway. The frame itself is hardly worth a hundred quid so its not worth spending any money on apart from the stuff to clean up the paint job.
How many layers of laquer would you reccomend if its just going straight onto the metal. Also its alloy will this make any difference?
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Posted 09 July 2007 - 07:41 PM
scotchbrite are abrasive pads which look like kitchen scouring pads.
halfords do sell them but they are cheaper at most motor factors.
halfords do sell them but they are cheaper at most motor factors.
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