Originally Posted by
n0+4c|u3
Are you using a dremel to strip that frame? You've got some awfully deep scores for sandpaper.
I AM biased, but stop how you are doing that. Media blasting would give you a much finer, more even surface.
Repairing that damage would not be especially hard, from my perspective, but I work with metal.
I have an old friend who is a frame builder/repair expert of many many moons (35+ years) if you're interested in going that route.
I was using a dremel - but with these - and with a very light touch. I have used this technique before on a few forks and on another frame. I am 99% certain those scores are not the result of my stripping. Evidence seems to be reinforced by the lack of similar markings over the vast majority of the frame.
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