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    Lee
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    Anyone taken all the paint off an aluminum bike? How'd you do it? How'd it come out?

    TIA,

    Lee

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  2. Bildom
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    I used a commercial paint stripper to remove paint from a Cannondale frame. It took the paint off
    easily. - Bill "Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Anyone taken all the paint off an aluminum bike? How'd you do it? How'd it come out?

    TIA,

    Lee

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  3. Lawrence Fieman
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    "BilDom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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    I used a commercial paint stripper to remove paint from a Cannondale


    frame.

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    It took the paint off easily. - Bill

    Careful. Some of the (early) aluminum frames are glued rather than TIGed. Paint stripper could
    dissolve the glue.

    Regards, Larry

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  4. Lee
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    Lawrence said:

    "BilDom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I used a commercial paint stripper to remove paint from a Cannondale


    frame.

    Quoted message said:

    It took the paint off easily. - Bill

    Careful. Some of the (early) aluminum frames are glued rather than TIGed. Paint stripper could
    dissolve the glue.

    Thanks, Larry...how do I tell?

    Lee

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  5. John Everett
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    Lee said:


    Lawrence said:

    "BilDom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I used a commercial paint stripper to remove paint from a Cannondale


    frame.

    Quoted message said:

    It took the paint off easily. - Bill

    Careful. Some of the (early) aluminum frames are glued rather than TIGed. Paint stripper could
    dissolve the glue.

    Thanks, Larry...how do I tell?

    Look for the weld beads. Especially on aluminum these tend to be pretty bulky.

    Bonded frames tend to show seams, even on painted frames, where the tubes join the lugs.

    jeverett3<AT>earthlink<DOT>net home.earthlink.net~jeverett3

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  6. Lee
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    "John Everett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

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    Lee said:


    Lawrence said:

    "BilDom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
    > I used a commercial paint stripper to remove paint from a Cannondale
    frame.
    > It took the paint off easily. - Bill

    Careful. Some of the (early) aluminum frames are glued rather than


    TIGed.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Paint stripper could dissolve the glue.

    Thanks, Larry...how do I tell?

    Look for the weld beads. Especially on aluminum these tend to be pretty bulky.

    Bonded frames tend to show seams, even on painted frames, where the tubes join the lugs.


    Thanks John!

    Lee

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