Originally Posted by wesmamyke

I would think doing it all by hand would be okay. Wet paint would probably be the way to go if you want to paint it.
Pretty sure I've seen a bonded frame on here that was powder coated and the person seems to be alive still. It just seems like a bad idea to attack decades old bonded joints with solvents and/or heat though.

Originally Posted by J.Higgins

I've repainted composite and bonded frames with little more than wet-sanding and a coat of primer. as in this case however, a little more sanding will be required to remove the hideous respray coat. Laborious, surely, but it can be a soul-soothing exercise if you do it right. I sometimes take a frame and an assortment of abrasives and water out to my deck and sit there and enjoy the air while I merrily sand away the sins of the previous owner. Sun shining. Birds singing. Breezes blowing. Ahh!