Drunk buying (again).......... Roberts dogs bolx

[Imlach]

For caustic phone I prefer to invert the frame and hang it, pour in from the BB

 

[retrobikeguy]

Slow and steady

 

[MR OX]

In the immortal words of Mr Punch "That's the way to do it"

 

[coomber]

Good progress

 

[Bollox64]

Nope, came like that. Eventually I sold it on and I think it was stripped, dents filled and sprayed in traditional white/black.

Yes - by me. This is it when I was finished. Later sold on to fund a Hope HB160

https://flic.kr/p/GDx9vK

 

[retrobikeguy]

Finally......

It's out

Paint destroyed but pretty sure it wasn't original.

Now to colours....

 

[coomber]

Caustic soda is foolproof, albeit nasty. No damage to frame integrity. Good work

 

[Imlach]

Caustic soda is foolproof, albeit nasty. No damage to frame integrity. Good work

Great paint remover as well. Smooth.

When I did it to my Explosif it cleared that seattube like a pre colonoscopy colon and made the paint around the clamp area into a nice juice

 

[Prodigal Son]

Great paint remover as well. Smooth.

When I did it to my Explosif it cleared that seattube like a pre colonoscopy colon and made the paint around the clamp area into a nice juice

Whats the favourite DIY paint method in your experience? I am tired of complaining about others "·$%/( my plans and would rather live w/ my own mistakes.

 

[Imlach]

Whats the favourite DIY paint method in your experience? I am tired of complaining about others "·$%/( my plans and would rather live w/ my own mistakes.

I am by no means good at painting bikes but I like Montana Gold range for painting. Thin layers with 1 hour in between through the day, leave to cure 24h, wet sand, repeat process day after until it has build up a nice durable coat and is smooth. People swear by etch primers so that's probably a good bet. I'm more interested in it lasting than it looking good, as I only paint the frames for rust protection.

@Canuckbiker had good results with the Montana, perhaps he'd chip in. I initially recommended him Montana after he had reservations about Spray.bike. It shares some of the same traits but I find Montana more durable and far cheaper.