Removing old paint from your bicycle frame is a great way to change the look of your bike or as a first step in restoring your bike with fresh paint. Personally I love the look of a raw BMX frame! #BMX #DIY
If it's colder the stuff won't work as well. Think you might want a clear coat primer and then a clear coat top coat with hardener ( 2K ) in order to get a durable finish.
@@stuartgibson hello would you be able to drop links for powerful paint stripper and then matt or gloss black spray paint a primer hardener please and reliable ppe thank you
@@JGilly-cp1tk no paint stripper is powerful after the ban of methylene chloride. thats what old paint strippers used to use and that's why paint strippers these days absolutely suck
Never touch exposed metal that your going to clear coat with your bare hands the oils and acids from your skin will ruin your end product rubber gloves is a must and a wipe down with acetone before application is a must just for future reference other than that the frame is nice raw look is awesome.
Big tip for painting bare metal is to use a 2-part epoxy primer/clear coat. Adheres to the metal chemically rather than a solvent drying, much more durable
They modified the paint stripper you used to get in walmart because of international regulations. The paint stripper to spray on and the paint just fizzles off you only get in russia nowadays.
After the stripper, you cleaned the frame. Then polish and clear coat, or polish, clean again, and then clear coat? I'm just wondering if you cleaned the frame after the polish, and if so what you used? Thanks
what was the second paint stripper you used? I'm in Canada and they banned the use of methyl-chloride paint strippers if im correct, so all the new stuff works like that first can you put on, that did absolutely nothing. so frustrating.
Dunkin Killuminati I hear you! Extremely frustrating when you know how much better the ‘old fashioned’ stuff is. Try looking for paint stripper from Rust-oleum. That stuff works decent-ish over here.
Cool end result! It looks like factory raw But I gotta say that I think it looks like that because the initial color was a translucent finish Am I right?
Thank you so much! The discoloured welds are visible through the translucent finish so yes I think that has been done on purpose and it does give a great effect raw. Besides that the initial finish has nothing to do with the end result.
Do yourself a favor and google an industrial media blaster in your area. Faster, more thorough, and keeps you from messing with those nasty paint strippers. Local place to me did it for $50 plus primed it.
Im having the same troubles removing paint from my bike . I think it may be because theyre powder coated not painted . The powder pigment is applied electrically and not chemically like paint is. Ive noticed on some smaller parts the paint stripper worked but the forks and handlebars and frame did not come off at all.
Holy shit I started looking for videos because my paint stripper didn't work just like in your case and your video came out first. You can't imagine my relief in seeing I'm not the only one bumped out
If it were me, I would definitely invest in a better face mask. You might wanna get something with real filters. I realize the cloth masks are cheaper, but I would rather invest the extra dollars into quality materials to protect your heath more. Just a thought, but great work
It does? Can you explain what happens? I guess for a lugged 80's Italian steel road frame , this wouldn't be an issue? Unless any frame with vent holes near the junctures create a destructive issue? All steel and alloy frames have these vent holes where needed , like the seat stays meeting the seat tube.
I have a bare metal frame, but over the years, rust has webbed all throughout the frame under the clear coat. Im afraid sanding it down would get rid of the discoloration of the welds. Do you have any suggestions?
I like the raw finish. I have used EvapoRust to remove the frame rust , but that is required a spray off, What polish removes rust? For paint stripper I think you want the paint type respirator, not a particulate one, and in 70 plus degrees eh? NIce raw finish though. I'd want all rust off for sure, doing that job in warm temps. I have to decide on how to re finish my MOntagner Italian road frame, it's loaded with chipped original paint, looks awful that way. My frame was chromed fully so paint over chrome really ends up like crap. I'd like to share the frame for ideas.
The leftists in Government like EU, and all of Califoirnia think they're saving the planet, but that's not working, this earth is in the end days regardless.
Professional paint stripper near me will strip all paint and all rust, inside and out for just $25. Really can't even imagine the trouble that saves me.
Yeah I tried sand papering my bmx and put a bit of paint thinner and then it looks kinda sick im not gonna lie an then I practice wheelie and 3months I learned it
I would cast you for Gordon Bombay in a mighty ducks prequal. You should shop hour headshot bro. But hey thanks for this video very cool . Beats sitting there sanding all day by hand with paper
Im thinking about doing the same but my frame is soo rusty atm, i also have one of those trans colorways rn and the paint is peeling off and showing a lot of rust, how did you remove the rust? You think it would look decent?
Well you need to get rid of the trans paint first. After that maybe take something like a fine sandpaper 1000grit+ or scotch brite to remove the rust. You'll lose the raw tubing and get a more polished look that way. Not much else you can do
I have a scratched up mongoose frame that is white and I have some really nice after market parts so I want to paint the frame to make them match because I don't have money for a new frame
Done this a couple of years ago to a donor Volume Vessel v1 frame that had original paint plus it had been painted over with primer and another layer of some funky nail varnish that didn't want to come off easily. Took many attempts, turned out alright except the primer was difficult to remove from the welded areas. Never did clear coat it do you have some finished shots of your frame in clear gloss?
Did I miss which products he used? Didn’t show how he cleaned the frame. I feel like making a video with such ambiguities doesn’t help those like me who is looking into stripping a frame. Thanks
Try citristrip it's not as toxic to the skin and it starts working in minutes if you leave it on for over 30 minutes you can literally just start wiping the paint off with a rag. There may be stronger stuff on the market but this stuff is cheap doesn't tear your skin off and works great on frames.
@@cussheavy8672 best results if I left it on over night , also it was a 1980 van , so the paint was not "modern" high end , but it went thri 3 layers pretty easy
@@stuartgibson I'm thinking of stripping an aluminum Cannondale track frame to clear coat with Duplic color but not sure if it holds out over aluminum? any experience with that?
spaceman yes you should be able to. I’m guessing your bike is aluminum so the finish will be different. Would be nice to polish after having stripped the paint!
However you do it it is messy prep work... did it once with stripper it was aliminum frame. Messy and end up with scuffing most of paint. Next time with other bike just took it for sandblast.
Reapplied the paint stripper numerous times. Besides the paint going soft making sanding a drama I wanted to prevent deep scratches on the metal for a nicer finish
hello friend I liked your video, I have a frame kink whip 2020 black color and I want to have it in raw but I am concerned that the unions do not come burned like yours .. I don't know what to do
Your welds probably don’t look like mine do. Either you like it like that or you don’t. If you don’t you could always paint your frame a different color? But do know, in my opinion there is nothing better than the original paint.
It's doing very well, did change the frame to a different color tho. You can check out the build here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K8BxTe8rCDY.html
I like what you did, however, you skipped a lot of interesting points like how you cleaned off the paint remover once it did it's work and how you removed the rust spots. I can guess/read between the lines, yet, I would have like to have seen how you did it. Over all I gave you a 👍.
@@lsrracing Have an old school Ti Frame Mongoose Mountain bike that had all XTR components and a Mavic Crossmax wheel set. This before Mongoose sold out to Pacific Cycle and started selling them at Target and Toys R Us. I wore that bike out! Fantasy is to rebuild it. Was doing research. THANKS! 👍
