The bike came apart into two pieces of painted metal (to be stripped), one piece of shiny mirror-like metal (to be brushed), and two pieces of black metal (to be left as they were).
To make room for the new hydraulic brake lines, Kyle cut down the two bumps on top of the frame (picture above, part in my right hand) using a very fast drill called a dremmel.
Then it was time for stripping to begin... My first job was to brush off the shiny silver chrome finish. Kyle gave me what looked like a large toothbrush, with a wooden handle & sharp wiry bristles. It brushed the chrome right off, giving it a brushed silver finish, and I had one piece of the bike ready for powder coating (shown below).
The other two pieces were a bigger challenge. Even the largest & wiry-est version of the metal "toothbrush" couldn't get the paint off.
Wayne pulled up in his old (but brand-new-to-Wayne) Scout and suggested we use a paint stripper, called "Aircraft Remover", for the remaining parts...
The other two pieces were a bigger challenge. Even the largest & wiry-est version of the metal "toothbrush" couldn't get the paint off.
Wayne pulled up in his old (but brand-new-to-Wayne) Scout and suggested we use a paint stripper, called "Aircraft Remover", for the remaining parts...
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