09-29-2016, 01:53 PM
Hi
I have an old Cannonade Bad Boy. Frame was made in the US. The paint has bubbled all over the place and the alloy has oxidised underneath it. I want to strip it - check the frames integrity and then re-spray it if it's not compromised.
Before anyone starts - I'm aware how about intensive stripping frames by hand is. I've done this with a couple of steel bikes.
Questions are:
What's the best paint stripper for an alloy bike? Nitromors? Is there something better?
What's the best primer for alloy? Have read this is good:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-Pol-ACID-Acid-Etch-Primer/dp/B006HFM5YG/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475159078&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=Upol+etch+primer+bike
What's the best paint. By best, I mean - most resilient to sweat & water. Want to avoid the oxidation for as long as possible (Hammerite?) (nb - looking for a matt black finish).
Thanks
I have an old Cannonade Bad Boy. Frame was made in the US. The paint has bubbled all over the place and the alloy has oxidised underneath it. I want to strip it - check the frames integrity and then re-spray it if it's not compromised.
Before anyone starts - I'm aware how about intensive stripping frames by hand is. I've done this with a couple of steel bikes.
Questions are:
What's the best paint stripper for an alloy bike? Nitromors? Is there something better?
What's the best primer for alloy? Have read this is good:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-Pol-ACID-Acid-Etch-Primer/dp/B006HFM5YG/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475159078&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=Upol+etch+primer+bike
What's the best paint. By best, I mean - most resilient to sweat & water. Want to avoid the oxidation for as long as possible (Hammerite?) (nb - looking for a matt black finish).
Thanks