Author Topic: hyper frame...removing paint with nitro (Read 2964 times)

mr.magoo · « **on:** January 20, 2009, 09:51 AM »

After seeing Pickles lovely chrome Hyper I want to remove the purple paint to reveal chrome

or is there any reason, i haven't considered, not to do it?

loads of people have told me nitromors is the tool for the job, but how long for?

and is special prep required, other than full strip down of bike?

sure i've seen threads about it in the past, but just had a search through and kind find anything

thecrooch · « **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2009, 09:58 AM »

Nitromors is the stuff but the equivalent homesbase B&Q stuff is just as good. just slap it on and leave it for a few mins - you will soon see it work. get a wire brush and away you go....

dont get any on your skin!!! shed paint that flys off when you are stripping it also burns!!!!

agree the chrome will look better than that purple - thats so 1991!!!

pickle · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:07 AM »

Hmmmmmmm chrome Hyper!

i have decided that i'm keeping mine......i have managed to pull back my xmas spending so no real need to part with her. i think they're a lovely bike but not very well thought of over here.

i am going to do mine up a little too for the coming summer season

mr.magoo · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:17 AM »

would like to upgrade a few components, and make me enjoy looking at it as much as i enjoy riding it, but lack of pennies, makes nitro the cheapeast and easiest change

and does anywhere do day glo coloured cables and lever covers, looking at pics of my ta from 85-86, and would like to inject some cheap colour

pickle · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:19 AM »

i'm sure you can get Oddy cables in day glo colours? as for lever covers......PM Firebird and have a word with him

mr.magoo · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:19 AM »

Quote from: Crooch on January 20, 2009, 09:58 AM

Nitromors is the stuff but the equivalent homesbase B&Q stuff is just as good. just slap it on and leave it for a few mins - you will soon see it work. get a wire brush and away you go....

dont get any on your skin!!! shed paint that flys off when you are stripping it also burns!!!!

agree the chrome will look better than that purple - thats so 1991!!!

si wont the wire brush scratch the chrome, and don't tell me the obvious....gently...everyone knows i'm a bull in a china shop with no patience

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #6 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:27 AM »

Is it deffo chrome underneath? Seen a few cases where people get chromoly and chrome plate confused,then get miffed after stripping thei9r frame to reveal nice dull metal!

mr.magoo · « **Reply #7 on:** January 20, 2009, 11:58 AM »

have it on good authority that in the 90's was a bit of a thing for painting over chrome to get like a pearlescent finish???

but to be safe will try under one of the rear drop-outs first in case.

I know in dull weather it just looks like a gay purple colour, in the summer sun its like a brilliant purple, thats really nice, but i don't like the colour when its in the garage, and can't colour co-ordinate anything, as purple parts are hard to source and when you do very expensive.

thanks for the tip off.

kdw712 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:20 PM »

some one told me they are the same as the free agent limo - which makes them pretty dam good in my book

also if your having the paint off with nitromoors and its chrome underneath
i wouldn't use a wire brush to get the frazzled goo off
as that prob would mark the chrome
need something softer or less likely to damage the chrome surface

have you thought about just stripping the rear triangles paint off ?
see how that looks ?

pickle · « **Reply #9 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:23 PM »

Quote from: kdw712 on January 20, 2009, 12:20 PM

some one told me they are the same as the free agent limo - which makes them pretty dam good in my book

also if your having the paint off with nitromoors and its chrome underneath
i wouldn't use a wire brush to get the frazzled goo off
as that prob would mark the chrome
need something softer or less likely to damage the chrome surface

have you thought about just stripping the rear triangles paint off ?
see how that looks ?

i put mine up against Lee Shureys old Limo and the front triangles were exactly the same! in fact it was just the seat stays that were slightly diferent.

i love mine and it rides real nice!

kdw712 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:26 PM »

cool
cheers for confirming that
prob all out the same factory then

i love my limo too

thecrooch · « **Reply #11 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:30 PM »

I think stodgy has those cables in the rad shop

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #12 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:31 PM »

Don't use a wire brush! should only need a lil poking and proding with a stiff paint brush etc

dont use a wire brush you'll scratch it to fook!

mr.magoo · « **Reply #13 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:42 PM »

Quote from: kdw712 on January 20, 2009, 12:20 PM

some one told me they are the same as the free agent limo - which makes them pretty dam good in my book

also if your having the paint off with nitromoors and its chrome underneath
i wouldn't use a wire brush to get the frazzled goo off
as that prob would mark the chrome
need something softer or less likely to damage the chrome surface

have you thought about just stripping the rear triangles paint off ?
see how that looks ?

how do you mask against nitromors, surely it'd eat through masking tape???

and pickle....i love my hyper rides fantastically, wish i could get the thumbs up to bling it up from er indoors, then i think i'd probs love it more than i did my TA bitd

mr.magoo · « **Reply #14 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:53 PM »

have stripped it, just washed Peckham regional off the frame, there are quite a few battle scars in the paint, looking around rear dropouts paint has worn away, and i'm not sure its chrome under there....unless its gone dull, or the paint dulls it

anybody got any ideas on this, cos don't look like chrome to me, and only chrome polish i got is the crap stuff from halfrauds, which wouldn't bring it up if it was, as i thought i'd have a check on the naked bits

dialledbikes · « **Reply #15 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:55 PM »

Keep it purple, Neil. There's thousands of chrome bikes out there but not that many purple ones. Purple shows a bit of character and reflects the era quite well.

mr.magoo · « **Reply #16 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:59 PM »

Mike, the colour bugs the crap outta me, would give my right arm for a decent shiny chrome finish, might be different if it was like intense blue, then id be larry with a huge smile, easy to polish up and nice on the eye, but purple?

mr.magoo · « **Reply #17 on:** January 20, 2009, 01:12 PM »

just polished up quite a large area of paint flake on brake bridge, appears to be chrome

and if not, will have no choice but to get an SBD intense blue job on it, apart from the arguements about cost, win win situation

Voodoocars · « **Reply #18 on:** January 20, 2009, 05:11 PM »

What you should do is put a small blob of nitromors on your finger and gently tap the back of someones hand - so they dont realise- wash your hands then sit back and laugh

mr.magoo · « **Reply #19 on:** January 20, 2009, 05:15 PM »

tested under brake bridge....yippe chrome, stripped one rear chain stay, yippee loking good

stripped one side of rear drop out

bare metal

can i spray that with autosol to stop rusting and leave raw, or what suggestions are there?

thecrooch · « **Reply #20 on:** January 20, 2009, 08:43 PM »

save up get it chromed...

mr.magoo · « **Reply #21 on:** January 26, 2009, 02:46 PM »

finally done, and thrown back together, just waiting for decals from del, then decide on the chrome crank of my cruiser or a twin pinch flite

what do you all think?

i love it, but makes it look even longer

chrome wasn't as good as i'd hoped, but no worse than a survivor.

big kev 40 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 26, 2009, 02:51 PM »

ive seen that seat before lol looks good mate

mr.magoo · « **Reply #23 on:** January 26, 2009, 02:54 PM »

yeah didn't wanna overdo the black if i'd put the black gt seat and post back on......also hopefully got my old DK black rims spokes and hubs coming end of this week, 48 spoke so bit heavy, but strong, having 14mm axles lathed down to 11mm then new thread put on em. Lets hope they know what they are doing.

big kev 40 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 26, 2009, 03:07 PM »

got a chrome 901 rear brake here if you want it

Author Topic: hyper frame...removing paint with nitro (Read 2964 times)

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