A quick preview of what's to come....1991 GT Zaskar project.

[PhillB]

I did end up using a whole can of Peel Tec to strip the GT forks!

Wow, although I have found it varies a lot based on the paint and the amount of clear coat. I stripped a 1930's Stephens and it took 2 cans, my Colnago took 2/3 of a can for frame and forks.....

 

[Black_puma]

Not very good then mate

I was disappointed as it was expensive!

 

[baron von greenback]

Its a joke its all this water based eco freindly crap and they charge more for it your better off soda blasting or just sanding thats why i going to get a soda hopper and compresser then you can spray paint as well i know it more exspense but if you can pick up a secondhand compressor its not that bad especialy if you doing multiply bikes etc and if you live were i do cant get anything done its worth it saves paying someone plus postage thats why doing my own anodising as well just need to move house with a garage haha on paint stripper i tried to get that one they use on aeroplanes fron usa no chance

 

[PhillB]

You have got me thinking, I have a small compressor for my airbrush, I wonder if it would be powerful enough to make a small media blaster

 

[baron von greenback]

NO mate probably not it takes a lot of air to blast 100litre min or youll spend half the time waiting for it to refill and not enough air pressure to push the grit also say 3horsepower min thats what putting me off they really jump in price ftom 50l to 100l compressors the blasting pots are about £170 but with a bigger compressor you can paint spray as well which for the gear is about £50 like i said big out lay is compresser

 

[Black_puma]

Just a quick update, finished polishing the frame today, as it was raining all day it was a great opportunity to do this job.
It's not a super mirror finish, but I like the way it looks now. I have added an older photo for comparison.

Sorry, the floor is a bit messy, will be cleaning this weekend!

 

[baron von greenback]

Looks good mate did you do by hand and what did you use polidh wise

 

[PhillB]

Just a quick update, finished polishing the frame today, as it was raining all day it was a great opportunity to do this job.
It's not a super mirror finish, but I like the way it looks now. I have added an older photo for comparison.

Looking good! I love the fact you have the original Rivetted saddle too... I managed to track a nice one down recently (for a reasonable price!) Which has gone on my '90 Team Avalanche

 

[Black_puma]

Looks good mate did you do by hand and what did you use polidh wise

Thank you, I did start using a polish attachment for my drill but wasn't too impressed with the result, so I ended up polishing by hand, using microfibre cloths and Autosol.
Quite satisfying job to do, really.
I may do the same to my '98 GT Tempest next!

 

[Black_puma]

Looking good! I love the fact you have the original Rivetted saddle too... I managed to track a nice one down recently (for a reasonable price!) Which has gone on my '90 Team Avalanche

yes, the rivetted saddle came as part of the deal with the frame+forks from @raidan73, I think those saddles are quite comfy as I have an original rivetted saddle on my 1991 Avalanche too. They certainly age well!