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So.....
After enquiring, the local fella that did aqua blasting I found he doesn’t any more..
Whilst quizzing him he actually thought that it still might be too harsh not to dull the shine beneath the laquer..
So there I was wondering whether I should take the plunge and bought some of screwfix’ oen No Nonsense paint stripper cos I’m a no nonsense kinda guy!
I was very nervous about this but gave it a try on the forks... worst case scenario, I’d have to powdercoat the frame which was a factory option..
To my amazement, after applying a coat of this stuff, leaving it an hour, coating again and leaving it for 2 hours I returned to find that the old yellowing laquer just slipped away like thin jelly, with water and a soft cloth! Absolute revelation! Left no adverse marks to the polished steel and the frame is now gonna be a doddle to sort tomorrow!
Used a light scouting pad to remove the odd mark but what an easy job!
This is defo the way forward to removing laquer from frames which are bare steel.
Even the area such as around the lugs and welds simply rubbed away with water. This stuff is far better than Nitromorse which I’d rate as poor after this stuff and is less messy.
Watch this space... here’s pics of the shiny now de-laquered forks
So.....
After enquiring, the local fella that did aqua blasting I found he doesn’t any more..
Whilst quizzing him he actually thought that it still might be too harsh not to dull the shine beneath the laquer..
So there I was wondering whether I should take the plunge and bought some of screwfix’ oen No Nonsense paint stripper cos I’m a no nonsense kinda guy!
I was very nervous about this but gave it a try on the forks... worst case scenario, I’d have to powdercoat the frame which was a factory option..
To my amazement, after applying a coat of this stuff, leaving it an hour, coating again and leaving it for 2 hours I returned to find that the old yellowing laquer just slipped away like thin jelly, with water and a soft cloth! Absolute revelation! Left no adverse marks to the polished steel and the frame is now gonna be a doddle to sort tomorrow!
Used a light scouting pad to remove the odd mark but what an easy job!
This is defo the way forward to removing laquer from frames which are bare steel.
Even the area such as around the lugs and welds simply rubbed away with water. This stuff is far better than Nitromorse which I’d rate as poor after this stuff and is less messy.
Watch this space... here’s pics of the shiny now de-laquered forks