Removing paint from Skyway's

[skki3330]

Guy's what the best way to get rid of some horrible paint job someone has done to Skyways.
Can i use paint stripper?

Cheers

[Tefore]

hmm. i think ive heard paint stripper is ok but dont quote me on that. i had some the once that believe it or not came of with a pressure washer

[rollin72]

if its spray paint a cloth with some white spirit, comes off dead easy and its not as messy as paint stripper

[bmxbob]

ive used Nitromors on Skyways with no probs, not on the alloy hubs mind but its ok on the plastic.

i didnt leave it on too long, just till it started to bubble up.

took two or three coats to get thick hammerite off

Bob  

[skki3330]

Yeah was a little worried about using paint stripper, i reckon one of them will come up with spirit the other one they have used quite a thick spray.

[skki3330]

ive used Nitromors on Skyways with no probs, not on the alloy hubs mind but its ok on the plastic.

i didnt leave it on too long, just till it started to bubble up.

took two or three coats to get thick hammerite off

Bob  

Reckon i might have to do that on one of them. How the hell did you got into the little gaps

[trasher]

pm n2cus he can tell you 

[firebird4130]

haven't tried this but got some wheels I plan on trying it out on

[bigfatolly]

i stripped off an alloy hub rear and plastic front pair,they had household gloss on

used water based nitromors,stipple it on with a paintbrush small sections at a time.

as soon as it pickles take it off with wire wool,then do another section.

i used a flat head screwdriver to get in the awkward nooks and crannies.

keep going til its all off,takes a bit of time but worth it.

[pickle]

pm n2cus he can tell you 

[bmxbob]

pm n2cus he can tell you 

 

[skki3330]

pm n2cus he can tell you 

 

Right let me in on the joke?

[pickle]

Craig, there was a member on here with the username n2cus.  He was into polishing the fook out of everything and repainting old frames, he had a NOS set of alloy hubbed tuffs and instead of bleaching them back to perfect whitiness.......he spray painted them! 

yes a NOS set of white alloy tuffs!

anyway i think he's moved onto to something else now 

[ozone]

What exactly is an "n2cus"?  entoocus?

Reg plate.   

[ozone]

Craig, there was a member on here with the username n2cus.  He was into polishing the fook out of everything and repainting old frames, he had a NOS set of alloy hubbed tuffs and instead of bleaching them back to perfect whitiness.......he spray painted them! 

yes a NOS set of white alloy tuffs!

anyway i think he's moved onto to something else now 

Didn't he try to sell the wheels on here (complete with brake rub) for a hefty price but noboby wanted them so I think he ended up stripping the paint back off the wheels and bleaching them so they would sell.   

[skki3330]

Craig, there was a member on here with the username n2cus.  He was into polishing the fook out of everything and repainting old frames, he had a NOS set of alloy hubbed tuffs and instead of bleaching them back to perfect whitiness.......he spray painted them! 

yes a NOS set of white alloy tuffs!

anyway i think he's moved onto to something else now 

hahahahahahahahaha why? some people can leave alone

[squigly]

i'm not sure i'd use nitromors on  plastic !! just use a non-scuff scouring pad i'll rub right off with some elbow grease and you wont do any damage to the wheel.

[skki3330]

Cheers Glen if the weather stays like this will be out in the garden this weekend

[squigly]

Nitromors is perfectly fine on plastic

Learn something new every day! after burning my hands with the stuff whilst stripping car paint and having an old tin explode when i undid it once i have always been very wary of the stuff and the fumes it gives off !.

Good to know though.