Creative with chemicals
Uncover the aluminium with chemicals and sanding paper
June 9, 2018 - Willem L. Middelkoop
There is beauty in raw, unfinished material that is often hidden with superfluous layers of paint. I like things to be true to the nature of the material. My bike was painted black - not bad - but I wondered what it really looked like from a material point of view.
Continue reading![Working my way through the entire bike frame](/blog/2018-06-09_removing-paint-from-a-bike-frame/images/i_08_Working-my-way-through-the-entire-bike-frame_500px.jpg)
![Bike painted black before the treatment](/blog/2018-06-09_removing-paint-from-a-bike-frame/images/i_00_Bike-painted-black-before-the-treatment_500px.jpg)
![Aluminium bike](/blog/2018-06-09_removing-paint-from-a-bike-frame/images/i_10_Aluminium-bike_500px.jpg)
![Sanding my way through layers of unwanted paint and filler](/blog/2018-06-09_removing-paint-from-a-bike-frame/images/i_09_Sanding-my-way-through-layers-of-unwanted-paint-and-filler_500px.jpg)
![Safety label on the bottle of dichloromethane: danger, danger, danger!](/blog/2018-06-09_removing-paint-from-a-bike-frame/images/i_01_Safety-label-on-the-bottle-of-dichloromethane-danger-danger-danger_500px.jpg)
![Testing the chemical solution to remove paint from my front fork - it works!](/blog/2018-06-09_removing-paint-from-a-bike-frame/images/i_02_Testing-the-chemical-solution-to-remove-paint-from-my-front-fork-it-works_500px.jpg)