I was just wondering is the ali is ok as it is once it has been stripped and polished or does it need to have a clear coat over the top to stop it oxidizing?
I was just wondering is the ali is ok as it is once it has been stripped and polished or does it need to have a clear coat over the top to stop it oxidizing?
I was just wondering is the ali is ok as it is once it has been stripped and polished or does it need to have a clear coat over the top to stop it oxidizing?
depends on the frame material
good old ali, so im presuming it does also how many coats wud u suggest?
I was just wondering is the ali is ok as it is once it has been stripped and polished or does it need to have a clear coat over the top to stop it oxidizing?
depends on the frame material
good old ali, so im presuming it does also how many coats wud u suggest?
aluminum doesnt oxidize that fast so you dont really need one
just so all you guys know,the new "professional"way to get any paint,dirt,grease etc. off ur frame,you need to get it blasted"similar to sand blasting" but insted of sand they use walnut shells
DO NOT EVER SAND BLAST A ALUMINUM FRAME,AS THE SAND EATS AWAY AT THE ALUMINUM
(wow i hope no one whines about some capital letters that i used there) (omg,capital letters.LOL)what a rule,gotta be the stupidist,most childesh rule i have ever heard of.anyways thats just my opinion
just so all you guys know,the new "professional"way to get any paint,dirt,grease etc. off ur frame,you need to get it blasted"similar to sand blasting" but insted of sand they use walnut shells
DO NOT EVER SAND BLAST A ALUMINUM FRAME,AS THE SAND EATS AWAY AT THE ALUMINUM
(wow i hope no one whines about some capital letters that i used there) (omg,capital letters.LOL)what a rule,gotta be the stupidist,most childesh rule i have ever heard of.anyways thats just my opinion
just so all you guys know,the new "professional"way to get any paint,dirt,grease etc. off ur frame,you need to get it blasted"similar to sand blasting" but insted of sand they use walnut shells
DO NOT EVER SAND BLAST A ALUMINUM FRAME,AS THE SAND EATS AWAY AT THE ALUMINUM
(wow i hope no one whines about some capital letters that i used there) (omg,capital letters.LOL)what a rule,gotta be the stupidist,most childesh rule i have ever heard of,anyways
what bout having it bead blasted or blasted with baking soda? i hear both those are good alternatives. but if your planning on polishing a frame i dont think u wanna blast it first.... i did that with my bars it left them pitted and took 6 hours of buffing on an electric buffing wheel just to polish that show. mind u i think i did a pretty damn nice job
bead blasting,i believe is the same as sand blasting,NEVER DO IT,UNLESS YOU WANT SOME PITTING and it weakens the item as well(bead/sand blasting)
just so all you guys know,the new "professional"way to get any paint,dirt,grease etc. off ur frame,you need to get it blasted"similar to sand blasting" but insted of sand they use walnut shells
DO NOT EVER SAND BLAST A ALUMINUM FRAME,AS THE SAND EATS AWAY AT THE ALUMINUM
(wow i hope no one whines about some capital letters that i used there) (omg,capital letters.LOL)what a rule,gotta be the stupidist,most childesh rule i have ever heard of,anyways
what bout having it bead blasted or blasted with baking soda? i hear both those are good alternatives. but if your planning on polishing a frame i dont think u wanna blast it first.... i did that with my bars it left them pitted and took 6 hours of buffing on an electric buffing wheel just to polish that show. mind u i think i did a pretty damn nice job
bead blasting,i believe is the same as sand blasting,NEVER DO IT,UNLESS YOU WANT SOME PITTING and it weakens the item as well(bead/sand blasting)
an i have never heard of baking soda blasting
ONLY GET YOUR FRAME BLASTED WITH WALNUT SHELLS!!!
bead sanding is done with plasitc.... so it shouldn't really cause any more pitting then walnuts would. also what bout wet blasting. and my bad its just called soda blasting and it shouldnt cause pitting at all
i have had 2 frames blasted with walnut shells,and it make the bike like new,except unless the bike has some scratches.
gets rid off all paint,yes in those hard to get at spots,and gets rid off all grease and anything else,and there is no pitting.
this is the ONLY "professional" way to go
don't settle for anything less
and it does not cost any extra
trust me,do the walnut shells blasting and i gaurentee you will thanks me
meh id rather go with bead blasting or soda blasting. its the smoothest surface that u can get and its more enviromentaly friendly. and it is not the only professional way to go
Hey man, you can buy a spray from the store called "Chissel Gasket", its a gasket remover, i use it to remove paint from aluminum bikes that im going to paint, you just spray it on, wait like 30 seconds and brush it off with a wire brush. Anything thats left over can be removed with 600 grit sand paper. i hope that helps peace jay