Stripping paint from frame

[Guest]

With my Katana some previous owner had decided that the frame should have been black not the original silver

Instead of being classy and getting the whole frame coated or painted, he just painted over the parts you can see, under seat and under tank is the original silver

So in going back to the original color am I deluding myself into thinking I can strip off the black and not harm the silver or should I just say screw it, pull the bike apart and powder coat the correct color

I have to say that the thought of pulling the bike down to the frame is pretty daunting for me, from a time and ability point of view

[almarconi]

So in going back to the original color am I deluding myself into thinking I can strip off the black and not harm the silver or should I just say screw it, pull the bike apart and powder coat the correct color

Best way would be to strip completely and repaint or powder coat.

[tkent02]

If he used really cheap spray paint it might be possible to remove it without hurting the original paint underneath, which is fairly hard paint and well cured by now. Try WD-40 and some fine steel wool, test it on an area not so visible at first. I have been able to remove overspray that way, that's about the same. Give it a try, depending on how good the original paint is you may get the results you want in about ten minutes.
If not, you won't be any worse off when you go to spend a month and hundreds of dollars repainting the whole thing. Good luck.

[Octain]

Leave it black..

[Dave8338]

I have found over the years that if you want a paint job to look good, remove everything and start over. You never know what is below the finish that you are looking at and what kind of prep work was done, prior to a PO slapping paint on things.

A blast cabinet works great however, I did the last one, with a 4" angle grinder and coarse wire wheel(s) and it turned out great.

[Agemax]

strip it, bead blast it and powder coat it. you wont regret it