Removing black paint from a seatpost?
01-10-10, 12:25 PM
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Removing black paint from a seatpost?
I have this seastpost:
https://www.chariandconyc.com/nobrand...ostsilver.aspx
Is there anyway I can remove the black paint? As you can see, it appears like the seatpost is a silver-colored metal (alluminum?) but the slits and the top were painted black? I'd like to made it all silver.
Are there any techniques that can do this?
https://www.chariandconyc.com/nobrand...ostsilver.aspx
Is there anyway I can remove the black paint? As you can see, it appears like the seatpost is a silver-colored metal (alluminum?) but the slits and the top were painted black? I'd like to made it all silver.
Are there any techniques that can do this?
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It is probably not "paint", it is most likely anodized.
Regardless, Easy Off oven cleaner with lye.
Spray it, "cook it for about 3 or 4 minutes, then rinse off with water.
If there is still colour there, spray it again, then rinse.
Then work it with a buffing wheel, it will come off pretty easily at that point.
Goes, or should, without saying, that you should wear gloves and a mouth/nose mask when working with lye.
Shouldn't take more than about 15 minutes.
Regardless, Easy Off oven cleaner with lye.
Spray it, "cook it for about 3 or 4 minutes, then rinse off with water.
If there is still colour there, spray it again, then rinse.
Then work it with a buffing wheel, it will come off pretty easily at that point.
Goes, or should, without saying, that you should wear gloves and a mouth/nose mask when working with lye.
Shouldn't take more than about 15 minutes.
01-10-10, 02:48 PM
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Could be paint too, as it was on the seatpost of my 85 Vitus Carbone bike.
I took the paint off the flutes on it with plain ole spray-on paint stripper. Although it did turn out to be anodizing on the top half of the seat rail clamps which laughed off the paint stripper like it was water.
I took the paint off mine too because the all silver look seems to be better for the bike.
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I took the paint off the flutes on it with plain ole spray-on paint stripper. Although it did turn out to be anodizing on the top half of the seat rail clamps which laughed off the paint stripper like it was water.
I took the paint off mine too because the all silver look seems to be better for the bike.
Chombi
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85(?) Vitus Plus Carbone 7
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