Took a little time this afternoon and striped that nasty looking green and silver paint off the bar of the S6000 I recently aquired.
1. I used some carb cleaner and sprayed the bar and let it sit for 30 seconds and was able to wipe most of the paint off with a rag.
2. I bought a 3M heavy duty Automotive paint and rust stripper wheel for the drill. It was a black wheel kinda a mix of rubber and fiberglass. It worked well to finish the paint removal w/o hurting the bar. It also removed the oxidation under the paint and left the bar with a nice shiny clean finish.
3. I then took some carb cleaner on a clean rag and wiped the bar down to make sure all the residue was off and not to touch it with my bare hands again.
4. I hung it up by a piece of old starter rope and primed it. A few light coats evenly applied.
Here is what it looked like before and what it looks like so far. I plan on painting it just black and may do a stencil but unsure yet. This is the paint and primer i'm using. I chose the engine paint cause of its resistance to gas and oil hoping it will hold up well.
1. I used some carb cleaner and sprayed the bar and let it sit for 30 seconds and was able to wipe most of the paint off with a rag.
2. I bought a 3M heavy duty Automotive paint and rust stripper wheel for the drill. It was a black wheel kinda a mix of rubber and fiberglass. It worked well to finish the paint removal w/o hurting the bar. It also removed the oxidation under the paint and left the bar with a nice shiny clean finish.
3. I then took some carb cleaner on a clean rag and wiped the bar down to make sure all the residue was off and not to touch it with my bare hands again.
4. I hung it up by a piece of old starter rope and primed it. A few light coats evenly applied.
Here is what it looked like before and what it looks like so far. I plan on painting it just black and may do a stencil but unsure yet. This is the paint and primer i'm using. I chose the engine paint cause of its resistance to gas and oil hoping it will hold up well.
