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Removing powdercoat

Old 03-15-09, 12:59 AM
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Removing powdercoat

Okay heres the situation i have a set of deep v's that are powdercoated but i want to remove the powdercoating. How do i go about doing this? Any help is appreciate.
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Old 03-15-09, 01:05 AM
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I know you can prep them like anything else. Sand it, all that stuff, and then paint. I dunno about removing it completely. Good luck. I'm very curious as well.
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Old 03-15-09, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by krio
Okay heres the situation i have a set of deep v's that are powdercoated but i want to remove the powdercoating. How do i go about doing this? Any help is appreciate.
put the wheels up f/s on CL and then you buy new color wheels.
 
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I used gasket remover to get powdercoat off of a frame. Worked great and a can of it was about $6 or so.
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Originally Posted by na975
put the wheels up f/s on CL and then you buy new color wheels.
I would, but i was on a ride and some guy and his mountain bike decided to run into my back rim and now i have what look like tiger stripes on the back rim. So i doubt anyone would buy em
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