Comments on: The Murphy’s Law Project — The Naked Truth http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2009/11/the-murphys-law-project-the-naked-truth/ Renaissance Bicycles custom builds road, touring, and commuter steel bikes. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:02:45 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bryan http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2009/11/the-murphys-law-project-the-naked-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-892 Bryan Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:48:06 +0000 http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1461#comment-892 Alas, Murphy's Law has struck the project ... it continues to get pushed further and further into the background as other projects take precedence. However, we WILL eventually finish what we started (it just might be a while). Alas, Murphy’s Law has struck the project … it continues to get pushed further and further into the background as other projects take precedence.

However, we WILL eventually finish what we started (it just might be a while).

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]]> By: Aaron http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2009/11/the-murphys-law-project-the-naked-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Aaron Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:29:05 +0000 http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1461#comment-886 I'm currently rebuilding/upgrading my '73 Schwinn Collegiate Sport and have been debating of a DIY strip job or getting it blasted...thankfully I stumbled upon this article. Any other advice or updates to this project would be much appreciated... I’m currently rebuilding/upgrading my ’73 Schwinn Collegiate Sport and have been debating of a DIY strip job or getting it blasted…thankfully I stumbled upon this article.

Any other advice or updates to this project would be much appreciated…

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]]> By: bill t. http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2009/11/the-murphys-law-project-the-naked-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-769 bill t. Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:20:23 +0000 http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/?p=1461#comment-769 I both blast and use paint stripper in my bike, motorcycle, auto, and boat projects. For blasting I have a blast cabinet and use a commercial very fine mix of glass beads and aluminum oxide. This media will remove rust without damaging metal as sandblasting does. It’s great for cleaning up gears and sprockets, and leaves a satin finish. The mix will also remove paint, but it takes a while and a lot of air. When I need to remove heavy or hard paint or even powder coating, I use paint stripper. Some strippers are better than others. My favorite is Zip Strip in a yellow and black can. The secret is how to use the stripper. For really tough jobs, I fill up a long narrow metal pan – I think it’s a window box planter – fill it with stripper, and set the parts in it to soak. Some really tough paints won’t show any effect at all from the stripper even after an hour or so, but eventually at some point , maybe two or three hours, the paint will just fall off, sometimes in one piece looking like a rubber coating coming off. No need for brushing or scraping. Big parts require rotating around for several dips to get it all. I save the stripper by picking out the paint pieces, and I pour it back in the can. I both blast and use paint stripper in my bike, motorcycle, auto, and boat projects. For blasting I have a blast cabinet and use a commercial very fine mix of glass beads and aluminum oxide. This media will remove rust without damaging metal as sandblasting does. It’s great for cleaning up gears and sprockets, and leaves a satin finish. The mix will also remove paint, but it takes a while and a lot of air.

When I need to remove heavy or hard paint or even powder coating, I use paint stripper. Some strippers are better than others. My favorite is Zip Strip in a yellow and black can. The secret is how to use the stripper. For really tough jobs, I fill up a long narrow metal pan – I think it’s a window box planter – fill it with stripper, and set the parts in it to soak. Some really tough paints won’t show any effect at all from the stripper even after an hour or so, but eventually at some point , maybe two or three hours, the paint will just fall off, sometimes in one piece looking like a rubber coating coming off. No need for brushing or scraping. Big parts require rotating around for several dips to get it all. I save the stripper by picking out the paint pieces, and I pour it back in the can.

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