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Here is the progress on the prewar Claud Butler, I started with a frame with 2 coats of yellow and, and found all the original decals and finish underneath. still have a ways to go but thought you might like to see the progress, thanks for looking
Sweet! I have only collected bikes in excellent shape, so I would have rejected that yellow thing not realizing what was underneath. What do you use to strip paint that leaves the original paint and decals unharmed?
Exactly my question as well. Whatever you used was exactly the right stuff and the right touch. If you're recovering good decals and pinstripes under the over-paint, you're doing exactly the right thing (that and the person who painted it didn't do any prep, but that's another matter).
I tested 5 different strippers to see how each worked, I narrowed down to 2, one for taking the heavy top coat off and the second for taking the light second coat off, I used acetone and Q tips and cotton balls to remove the thin first coat of yellow paint and was careful not to go too far and remove the original, long process but worth it.
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