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Motorcycle Discussions => British Bikes => Topic started by: finchy on March 11, 2012, 10:34:06 PM
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:) Hi, I'm hoping to re-spray my bike but have trouble trying to remove the original paint from her, I would like to give her a deeper red and would prefer to strip off all the original paint from her first, As there have been a few botch ups from a previous owner in her past. Nitromors is not strong enough and I am thinking more inline with aircraft paint stripper, :-\I do not want to use a hot air gun or sanding if it can be helped.
Any ideas ?
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Hi,
I am not sure whether they have changed the formula of Nitromors, or what type of paint you have on your machine, but in the past I have used it with a metal scrapper & and completely stripped a frame albeit with a fair amount of elbow grease, then used fine emery to finish.
It perhaps took 3 goes to strip everything, you have to do it of course, in an well ventilated area & I was lucky in that I never smoked so, I was not in any imminent danger of turning myself into a protesting Buddhist monk scenario!
Cheers
JBW
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I too think Nitromors ain't the same as it was. Weak as cat's pee now.
If I felt masochistic I'd use a wire cup-brush in the angle grinder, but if I was flush with money I'd spring for a gentle bead/nut/soda/whatever blast.
Even when I was young and hard up, Nitromors still left a horrible sticky paint mess on the floor and I can't be doing with that pain anymore..