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RIDEEE

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aluminium ...
« on: February 25, 2009, 09:44 PM »
Can New School aluminium race frames be stripped off their paint, and polished?

i mean, so that it looks like chrome?
Really Shinyyyyy 8)

Help me   :D


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Re: aluminium ...
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2009, 09:52 PM »
yea should polish up no problem 8)
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RIDEEE

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Re: aluminium ...
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2009, 09:55 PM »
ALSO, can aluminium frames be taken to get chrome plated?

as i heard that the chrome doesn't stick  :shocked:
any ideas?

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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2009, 10:02 PM »
i wouldn,t get it chromed as it tends to flake off after a while due to oxidisation,heres pics of my ripper i polished a couple of years ago 8)


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RIDEEE

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Re: aluminium ...
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2009, 10:09 PM »
That looks great  :)

what would i have to do after i have stripped the paint off then?

Polish it and lacquer it?

Anyone know if SBD would simply clearcoat it?


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Re: aluminium ...
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2009, 10:10 PM »
its just polished,i wouldn't get it clear coated as it will only flake off ;)
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RIDEEE

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Re: aluminium ...
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2009, 10:18 PM »
But if i dont clear coat the frame wont it go dull?
and would it rust?

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Re: aluminium ...
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2009, 11:28 PM »
i would love to see ally rust

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« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2009, 12:04 AM »
I would leave it bare. You can always give it a quick polish if it goes a bit dull. I've got a Ripper as well and have carefully filed a few scuffs out of it.
 

donnydresser

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Re: aluminium ...
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2009, 11:29 PM »
dont laquer it it will flake after a while leave it bare and you can polish with tcut and it wil bling like a pimp :laugh:

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