Originally Posted by duane041
Another trick with stripper is to start working on the frame on a large plastic garbage bag. Have another bag handy, and when you are finished with applying the stripper, lay the frame on the first garbage bag and cover it with the other. This way, the stripper (even if applied incorrectly) will stay open much longer, and will have more time to attack the finish underneath. I got off the original finish of an 80's Cannondale this way, and it only took one pass with stripper.
Thanks, Duane – the two-garbage-bag idea sounds good.
My Cannondale has plastic cable guides which I’m afraid to try to remove for fear of breaking them.
Did your bike have those and if so, did you remove them? I was thinking of just working around them with the stripper very carefully.
This has been a very helpful thread. My upcoming big project is the old (1990) Cannondale touring bike. It has over 45,000 miles (just the frame) and lots of life left in it.