Paint stripping and sanding
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Paint stripping and sanding
Dunno how but whoever painted my bike for the previous owner made some spots completely invulnerable to my best efforts. I've tried paint strippers of various kinds, including accidently using the Aircraft Paint Stripper meant for metal. And still there are spots of old paint that will not come up.
I'd like to move onto actually painting sometime this year. Is it safe to get the old paint off as best I can, sand it as smooth as possible and lay on the primer? Any suggestions or recommendations on the process would be appreciated.
Next time, I'm just gonna buy unpainted OEMs and go for it
I'd like to move onto actually painting sometime this year. Is it safe to get the old paint off as best I can, sand it as smooth as possible and lay on the primer? Any suggestions or recommendations on the process would be appreciated.
Next time, I'm just gonna buy unpainted OEMs and go for it
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Against the layers and layers of rattlecan I had, I had to resort to Bulldog Paint Stripper for flexible bumpers and 80 grit wet sanding. The Bulldog is mostly safe until you get past the OEM primer. Even then its still pretty safe unless you overspray it and leave it on. Then it will very slowly soften the plastic. I did that in a couple nooks and crannies. But it was barely on the surface and a putty knife smoothed it out enough to dry sand flat again (though with a couple low spots)
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