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12-09-08 | 10:44 PM

coppertop4646

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Removing Paint

Hey just wondering if theres any like household item I can soak my chain in to remove the paint I painted it with?
Don't respond with paint remover, just wondering if theres anything else

12-09-08 | 10:46 PM

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...you should not have painted your chain in the first place.

but you should use paint remover.

12-09-08 | 10:54 PM

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If it's spray paint, Easy Off oven cleaner will usually soften the paint enough
where it can be removed with a wire brush or a stiff plastic brush... Let it soak
in for a good 5 minutes first.

12-09-08 | 11:09 PM

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acetone.

12-09-08 | 11:39 PM

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fail

12-09-08 | 11:57 PM

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sandblast it

12-10-08 | 08:43 AM

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Buy a new chain.

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so what if it's custom, are you suddenly NOT a jackass?

12-10-08 | 10:16 AM

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12-10-08 | 02:22 PM

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soak in urine and lick clean...

12-10-08 | 02:31 PM

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Brake fluid.

Failing that, jenkem.

12-10-08 | 05:28 PM

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Is there anything that you can really soak your chain in that won't eventually lead to the demise of your chain?

Why not just buy a new chain?

12-10-08 | 09:32 PM

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Why did you paint your chain!?

12-10-08 | 09:37 PM

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KMC Z-chain $5.

or heat + wire brush?

As a joke I was going to say microwave it, but realized that this is the internet and someone may stumble upon this and end up doing something dumb.

12-10-08 | 09:46 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by iamagiant

Is there anything that you can really soak your chain in that won't eventually lead to the demise of your chain?

Why not just buy a new chain?

he'll destroy the chain cleaning it
if the sweet fixie paint job hasnt already.

why did he paint the chain? he's not very bright apparently.

12-10-08 | 10:17 PM

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Drano, or any other base for that matter.

12-10-08 | 10:46 PM

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Buy a new chain.

this

12-10-08 | 10:47 PM

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****. this thread has NOTHING to do with fixed gear/single speed bikes

12-10-08 | 10:59 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by solbrothers

****. this thread has NOTHING to do with fixed gear/single speed bikes

his tarckness of painting a chain has to do with fixed gears i would say.

12-10-08 | 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bbllaakke

his tarckness of painting a chain has to do with fixed gears i would say.

he is using tarck to mask the real problem, aidz

12-10-08 | 11:28 PM

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Damn straight.

12-11-08 | 12:03 AM

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Don't tell this fool to use environmentally unsafe chemicals. No telling what will happen then.

12-11-08 | 10:58 AM

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[/QUOTE]As a joke I was going to say microwave it, but realized that this is the internet and someone may stumble upon this and end up doing something dumb.[/QUOTE]

So, is urinating on it and licking it clean as suggested earlier a good idea or bad idea?