Author Topic: Paint stripper help please! (Read 967 times)

Taipan · « **on:** September 20, 2013, 02:52 PM »

I am trying to strip the paint finish off a MK1 Raleigh burner I have tried 4 different types of paint stripper including the one people swear by on here and have also just tried Nitromoors all of which have not touched it

what do I do? what do I use? Is it some kind of powder used on it?

Dannywhac · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2013, 02:55 PM »

You've used Synstrip and it's not budged it? Hogwash

You could try giving it a bit of a rough over with sandpaper to break the surface of the coating and leave the Synstrip on for 30 mins

Taipan · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2013, 02:59 PM »

Yep used synstrip

scored the frame with a blade left it and sod all happened? the synstrip I had was in the shed and has gone a bit like jelly? not sure if this is a problem but its never worked on any frame I've tried before either unless some bugger sold me synstrip that isn't synstrip if you catch my drift

Dannywhac · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2013, 03:03 PM »

Hmm - does the Synstrip smell like hairgel?

Odd that 'cos it's shifted everything I've chucked it on - Nitromors et al are shite now sadly - pop down your local car spares shop and grab a can of gasket remover - that might do the job?

ED209 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 20, 2013, 06:18 PM »

if it was Synstrip it wudda dunnit

oldschoolace · « **Reply #5 on:** September 20, 2013, 06:34 PM »

Quote from: Taipan on September 20, 2013, 02:59 PM

Yep used synstrip scored the frame with a blade left it and sod all happened? the synstrip I had was in the shed and has gone a bit like jelly? not sure if this is a problem but its never worked on any frame I've tried before either unless some bugger sold me synstrip that isn't synstrip if you catch my drift

superbikedan · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2013, 08:11 PM »

Quote from: Taipan on September 20, 2013, 02:59 PM

Yep used synstrip scored the frame with a blade left it and sod all happened? the synstrip I had was in the shed and has gone a bit like jelly? not sure if this is a problem but its never worked on any frame I've tried before either unless some bugger sold me synstrip that isn't synstrip if you catch my drift

somethings not right here, i use this stuff daily to remove powder and paint and 9 out of 10 frames it will remove no problem, every now and then i get caught out with a bugger that wont come off so it goes off for blasting, either the synstrip has lost its strengh being out of date or your just unlucky, try to heat the synstrip and stir it up so you break the gell