Sucram Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 If i strip my zoo bars do i have to lacquer them after? may be a stupid question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Not really, aluminum oxide doesn't damage the metal, it just looks a bit scruffy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy wonka Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 (edited) If i strip my zoo bars do i have to lacquer them after? may be a stupid question.bahhh Inur beat me Edited July 22, 2007 by willy wonka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sucram Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Ok thanks, and should i just use nitromours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 nope, nitromorse doesn't remove anodizingcaustic soda apparently works, or you can remove it mechanically Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 If they're painted - yes.If they're anodised - use caustic soda (dodgy stuff, be careful). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 20p says he leaves the bars in a bucket of caustic soda to long so they get totally eaten away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sucram Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Ok thanks for your help guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Stripping anodising is pretty fun though. Loads of cool smoke, fizzy bubbles and suddently the caustic soda mix turns the colour you're stripping off the component. Wouldn't breathe in the smoke, or get any of the caustic soda on me, especially after seeing what it did to my rims, colour just ran off like it was water-based paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Stripping anodising is pretty fun though. Loads of cool smoke, fizzy bubbles and suddently the caustic soda mix turns the colour you're stripping off the component. Wouldn't breathe in the smoke, or get any of the caustic soda on me, especially after seeing what it did to my rims, colour just ran off like it was water-based paint. so it actually digests the metal for as long as you keep it in the solution?if so, i wonder if vince uses this technique to get his bike lighter, as in leave the rims in until they get really thin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy wonka Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 hmm, i might have to fill a water pistol up with caustic soda and spray peoples bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Would melt the water pistol .Danny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy wonka Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Would melt the water pistol .Danny.i dont use metal water pistols, i dont really use one at all..anyway, caustic soda wont melt plastics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 so it actually digests the metal for as long as you keep it in the solution?if so, i wonder if vince uses this technique to get his bike lighter, as in leave the rims in until they get really thin Yeah it does. It's fierce as f**k.And I bet Vincey Pie showers his bike in caustic soda after every ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Does caustic soda strip paint aswell ? or just anodising.I want to do my frame but nitromorse takes ages to get off and leaves paint in welds.mike W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy wonka Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Does caustic soda strip paint aswell ? or just anodising.I want to do my frame but nitromorse takes ages to get off and leaves paint in welds.mike W nitromorse works within an hour...caustic soda wont get paint off, as far as i'm aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Mitchinson Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 What sort of mix do you use for caustic soda? I know it says on the back of the box but my mate tried to get the anodising off his bars and he left them in the mix for a few days and the paint still hadn't completely come off.Also, nitromores won't get the paint off my frame, its a t-pro which are apparently powder coated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I haven't got a clue about what strength I used. Mixed a bit with some water. If nothing happens, pour more of the granulate in there until it fizzes nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 nitromorse works within an hour...caustic soda wont get paint off, as far as i'm aware of.Yes but it leaves it in the bits harder to get at, Like welds and on a zoot around the top of the BB shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 meh i'm so tempted to remove anodizing from everything i've got at home right now... sounds like fun!does it leave a rough enough surface to apply paint directly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod Man Leo Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 lol, read the title to this topic, thought it was gone be sumit dirty Disipointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sucram Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 lol, read the title to this topic, thought it was gone be sumit dirty Disipointed Haha i should have made it a bit more specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Does caustic soda strip paint aswell ? or just anodising.I want to do my frame but nitromorse takes ages to get off and leaves paint in welds.mike W You need to slap more of it on then. It takes about an hour to strip a whole frame of its paint. Without leaving any little bits on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 meh i'm so tempted to remove anodizing from everything i've got at home right now... sounds like fun!does it leave a rough enough surface to apply paint directly?It leaves an ideal surface to paint. Degrease it and it's minted. Just like acid-dipping before spraying, but with caustic soda.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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