HELP. Stripping Paint/Powdercoat? (Aircraft stripper not strong enough)

[BlackZenkiS14]

I am trying to help my boss strip down a couple pieces of Chromoly tubing (bike parts) And for some reason, whatever the fuck this thing was painted with is rediculously resilient. I have no idea what it is.

We have used Aircraft stripper...many times, tried bead blasting it (nothing at all), and wire wheeling.

Wire wheeling is the only thing that takes it down, but its a bike fork, so it wont be able to do all of it because of the awkward shapes. I need some kind of chemical stripper or acid or something that wont destroy the metal at all.

Any ideas?

[blingbling]

Sounds like a badass coating haha! GL

[BlackZenkiS14]

Yea, I'm effing baffled lol

[bb4_96]

try easy off oven cleaner. I know it worked on my swing arm.

[PurePontiacKid]

when I have to strip my fresh powdercoat because I fucked something up I just take an oxy-acetylene torch to it, set it at a low-ish heat and just skim over it

you don't have to get the metal hot hardly at all, the paint usually pops and flakes off (kinda smells like popcorn, too! haha)

and then I take it in an sand blast it to get all the nasty black stuff and the last chunks of the coating off

[StReeTz]

Try MEK (methyl-ethyl ketone).

[NNOCENT]

if worst comes worst, fine partical media blast takes off anything

[BlackZenkiS14]

This is after 4 sessions of Aircraft stripper (last session sitting in a sealed bag, slathered with it for 4 hours), 30min of Media blasting, heating with a small torch, and finally wire wheeling. Wire wheeling was the most productive, but as you can see, wire wheeling can onyl go so far because of the limitations of the shape of the object and the machine. Any other ideas?

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[ZilviaKid]

media blast it with diamonds LOL

[towlie]

When I raw'd a subrosa frame I had years ago it was hand sanding, the hard way lol.

If you have access media/sand blast ftw

Otherwise just sand the fuck outta it

[theboy]

what brand forks? sure they arent oxized? That would mean they are stained. Just cover them with what ever paint/coating your going to use. I had a pair of S&m pitchforks that were oxized and just scuffed em up them powered coated them, worked perfect, looked great.

[BlackZenkiS14]

Well, they are Standard Race forks, and we are stripping them down to raw, and then clearing. We already rawed the Standard 125R frame and Profile cranks ;)

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[KoukiMonsta]

cool bike!

Actually just last week I used this to strip my chromo frame. I have expercience with Aircraft aerosol can stuff too. But this stuff is great, its a gel form and you paint it on so it sticks for as they say the 15 min waiting period.

I have friends who tried aircraft and my frame came out way better.....and i am using the stuff on a set of wheels now.

Barr Company, The KS-3 Premium Stripper - Qt (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=klean+strip&hl=en&prmd=ivns&biw=1152&bih=582&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=9375439821665788860&sa=X&ei=eawDTqy3D5DBtgffnL2TDg&ved=0CGoQ8wIwBQ)

edit: i bought it at walmart ~8.99

[BlackZenkiS14]

Yea, we used the gel can Aircraft stripper. It was amazing on the cranks and fame, but the PC on the fork was really really tough!

[upsdude]

what kind of media are you using to blast? have you tried aluminum oxide. i ask since maybe the blast media you're using might be too fine for the job.

[CrazyIvan]

Die Grinder on the easy areas... just be carefull not to remove chunks of metal...

[clay9110]

lol you could always use toluene shits super strong and dangerous but it gets the job done