CR250 SubFrame

Just when I thought I was all done with the Yellow paint on this frame I turned around and found more.


So out comes the torch and 30 minutes later or so I had a nice clean Subframe to work with.

I decided to go ahead and paint it as well since the shop is nice and warm tonight, so on went the self etching primer. I set the subframe on the wood stove for a while to get a quick cure on it.

I happened to have some left over Flash Red from the 125 project so I went ahead with the finish on the Subframe, It turned out great! Now I need to get another batch of Flash Red. That stuff is not cheap at $25 a can plus shipping.

CR250 Paint removal

The last three bikes I stripped down and restored for me the worst part is taking the old paint off.  I have tried just sanding, that is extremely time consuming and not very thorough, I have tried wire wheel on my drill, it works good but can scratch the frame pretty deeply if you're not careful as well as sending paint chips all over the workshop. I have tried some different types of solvent and paint removers which can work but are also spendy as well as messy and smelly.  This time I have found the way I will probably do any other bikes I restore.

FLAMES!!!

It was sort of an accident while fixing the mashed bottom rails. I wire brushed the paint off after heating the tubes and it came off clean and easy, so when I was done with the patch work I just used the torch to heat the rest of the frame and wire brush the paint right off.  I know sounds toxic but its ventilated with ceiling fans and open doors. If I am missing more brain cells than when I started I haven't noticed yet.

 It really came of pretty fast, maybe over an hour of work and it is down to bare metal as well as into the hard to get at corners.

I went for it after that and painted it with a self etching Primer. I think the drab green is better than the yellow.