Reeks of aged cotton duck
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Middle Georgia, USA
Bikes: 2008 Kogswell PR mkII, 1976 Raleigh Professional, 1996 Serotta Atlanta, 1984 Trek 520, 1979 Raleigh Comp GS
I made a discovery that made my frame stripping a thing of the past.
Take your naked frame to a local body shop that has a bead blaster. Most any shop will strip your frame for a song. My shop of choice will do it for $20. Bead blasting will take off any paint and decals down to the metal without damage to the underlying metal structure.
Bead blasting saves many many hours of work stripping and cleaning up chemicals or paint dust. Well worth my $20!