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PostSubject: DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame.   DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Icon_minitime5/12/2010, 9:05 am

Use a Power drill with a wire brush attachments. This will help cut some time down from you sanding your bike frame.DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Wirebr10DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Subfra10


What I do is after using chemical stripper & scraping the paint away. Whatever doesn't come off from the chemical stripper.
I use a power drill with a wire brush attachment.

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PostSubject: Re: DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame.   DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Icon_minitime5/12/2010, 10:11 am

Yup, these are pretty awesome. Mi padre has a table grinder out in the back and one of the sides has a wire brush disc. Not the most convenient, though, trying to hold my dad's old frame up to the table grinder that was fixed onto the desk... but I never thought of a drill attachment. What I like about these is that no matter how much pressure you apply, it's still just a wire brush, so there's no real harm you're doing to the frame at all.
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wow never thought of this... Good work!
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PostSubject: Re: DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame.   DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Icon_minitime5/12/2010, 11:04 pm

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Yup, these are pretty awesome. Mi padre has a table grinder out in the back and one of the sides has a wire brush disc. Not the most convenient, though, trying to hold my dad's old frame up to the table grinder that was fixed onto the desk... but I never thought of a drill attachment. What I like about these is that no matter how much pressure you apply, it's still just a wire brush, so there's no real harm you're doing to the frame at all.

Yeah you're right it doesn't harm the frame at all. FYI wear safety goggles because the little wires comes off. I found some stuck to my forehead and cheek lol!
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wow never thought of this... Good work!
Thank You!
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PostSubject: Re: DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame.   DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Icon_minitime5/12/2010, 11:29 pm

from the looks of it... can you polish the steel to make it look nice and shiny? without painting it? Maybe I can make a iron man concept Smile
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I do that only with an angle grinder. Just gotta watch for all the shrapnel it kicks up at you.
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from the looks of it... can you polish the steel to make it look nice and shiny? without painting it? Maybe I can make a iron man concept Smile

Yeah it gets shinny with the wire bush. I think it will work if you use a buffer attachments, that will make it really nice & shinny. I think that would look really good. And put a clear coat to protect it. Only one thing the welding will show but if your welding job on your frame looks good, go for it.
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Yeah that's how i did this

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Yeah that's how i did this

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Sweet! Nice Job! Smile
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PostSubject: Re: DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame.   DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Icon_minitime5/14/2010, 1:17 am

You can do that with any steel frame right?
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You can do that with any steel frame right?
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Sweet! Nice Job! Smile

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Mr Berto wrote:
Use a Power drill with a wire brush attachments. This will help cut some time down from you sanding your bike frame.DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Wirebr10DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Subfra10


What I do is after using chemical stripper & scraping the paint away. Whatever doesn't come off from the chemical stripper.
I use a power drill with a wire brush attachment.

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What was the chemical stripper you used and how did you scrape the paint off?
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Mr Berto wrote:
Use a Power drill with a wire brush attachments. This will help cut some time down from you sanding your bike frame.DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Wirebr10DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Subfra10


What I do is after using chemical stripper & scraping the paint away. Whatever doesn't come off from the chemical stripper.
I use a power drill with a wire brush attachment.

DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Pic_1010


What was the chemical stripper you used and how did you scrape the paint off?
Klean-Strip Premium Stripper Aerosol & grade 3 Steel wool.
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Mr Berto wrote:
Use a Power drill with a wire brush attachments. This will help cut some time down from you sanding your bike frame.DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Wirebr10DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Subfra10


What I do is after using chemical stripper & scraping the paint away. Whatever doesn't come off from the chemical stripper.
I use a power drill with a wire brush attachment.

DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Pic_1010


What was the chemical stripper you used and how did you scrape the paint off?
Klean-Strip Premium Stripper Aerosol & grade 3 Steel wool.
DIY: Helpful tool for striping your steel frame. Spray10


Thanks man! I'm gonna try it on my next project
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@ Jeffshmeff FYI: make sure you wear gloves all the time, Klean-Strip Premium Stripper will burn your skin.
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from the looks of it... can you polish the steel to make it look nice and shiny? without painting it? Maybe I can make a iron man concept Smile

Mandrew, If you wanted to do a Ironman concept fixed. Why don't you paint the frame Red and paint the fork Gold or Red.? And have some Gold handlebars with Red grips, Gold crankset with Red or Gold? chain and White wheelset with Gold hubs. Red or Gold headset, stem and Gold seat post. And see if you can want a head badge find someone to make a Ironman vinyl sticker in gold. Smile
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Mr Berto wrote:
Mandrew wrote:
from the looks of it... can you polish the steel to make it look nice and shiny? without painting it? Maybe I can make a iron man concept Smile

Mandrew, If you wanted to do a Ironman concept fixed. Why don't you paint the frame Red and paint the fork Gold or Red.? And have some Gold handlebars with Red grips, Gold crankset with Red or Gold? chain and White wheelset with Gold hubs. Red or Gold headset, stem and Gold seat post. And see if you can want a head badge find someone to make a Ironman vinyl sticker in gold. Smile
I think anodized light blue hubs would look good as the arc reactor.
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