I just took fine sandpaper and sanded all the paint off. Actually did this too the entire bike.
After that I sprayed it with some clear coat. Looks great.
n1rvous on
There’s paint removers you can buy from wal mart or home improvement stores you can use. Spray on, let it sit for a bit, then wipe away after it’s bubbled up. May need some spot applications if you don’t get it all. Remove the crank arms and spray away, don’t do that when everything is on your bike still.
Otherwise sandpaper and elbow grease will do too.
No-Star-2151 on
Fastest way is a wire wheel on an angle grinder. If you don’t have that, sandpaper works fine. There are chemical paint strippers you can use but they’re very toxic and corrosive so I try not to use them.
rainbow5ive on
Paint stripper. Disassemble the whole thing and put paint stripper on it. That’ll remove it. You may need to wire brush or some kind of scraper. I used CitruStrip, and it worked pretty well on the set of OEM cranks I had.
Get some of this. Brush it on and wait like 20 to 30 mins. It’ll chemically strip the paint and all you have to do is brush off the paint. But be careful. It burns like a motherfucker on your skin.
erockula666 on
Just about every town everywhere has an automotive/mechanic shop who will sand blast a frame clean for cheap. Just tape up the bottom bracket and head tube.
tannerman518 on
Get a gel paint stripper brush it on let it sit for a few hours wash it off and use a pick to get out of the small spaces.
Scr4tismrocker1 on
As others said, paint stripper.
Important Note. Raw cranks/forks will get surface rust!
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also wanna do the same to my fork if possible
I just took fine sandpaper and sanded all the paint off. Actually did this too the entire bike.
After that I sprayed it with some clear coat. Looks great.
There’s paint removers you can buy from wal mart or home improvement stores you can use. Spray on, let it sit for a bit, then wipe away after it’s bubbled up. May need some spot applications if you don’t get it all. Remove the crank arms and spray away, don’t do that when everything is on your bike still.
Otherwise sandpaper and elbow grease will do too.
Fastest way is a wire wheel on an angle grinder. If you don’t have that, sandpaper works fine. There are chemical paint strippers you can use but they’re very toxic and corrosive so I try not to use them.
Paint stripper. Disassemble the whole thing and put paint stripper on it. That’ll remove it. You may need to wire brush or some kind of scraper. I used CitruStrip, and it worked pretty well on the set of OEM cranks I had.
https://preview.redd.it/752oejyjd4hg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4c9b700e17b48ab515eeb9d2c01c5301a9ef199
https://preview.redd.it/cfadrjnkd4hg1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=161086086ff105ecde79bba49e3e145a8ff6ceea
Get some of this. Brush it on and wait like 20 to 30 mins. It’ll chemically strip the paint and all you have to do is brush off the paint. But be careful. It burns like a motherfucker on your skin.
Just about every town everywhere has an automotive/mechanic shop who will sand blast a frame clean for cheap. Just tape up the bottom bracket and head tube.
Get a gel paint stripper brush it on let it sit for a few hours wash it off and use a pick to get out of the small spaces.
As others said, paint stripper.
Important Note. Raw cranks/forks will get surface rust!