Re: Paint, again

"Q." <LostVideos-AT-hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "UMTERP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I know that this has been rehashed a million times, but....any
suggestions
> on a
> > paint place that does one color?  I guess that I'll need to get the
decals
> as
> > well, right?
> >
> > Thinking about The Color Factory in NJ, but somehow I've got to get
decals
> for
> > him to apply.  Again, any feedback?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Dave
>
> Why decals?  In my younger days when I fixed up old muscle cars, we used
to
> "shave" the emblems off all the time.  Gives it a nice classy look IMHO.
> One of my bikes (my newest actually) is polished aluminum with all black
> accents, and no decals.  It looks spectacular now ... I only rode it twice
> before deciding to take the refrigerator white paint off (c:
>
> As long as you know what you're riding does it matter?
>

Do you need to use anything special to strip the paint off an Al frame? I am
thinking that an angle grinder with a wire attachment would be too abrasive?

Tim