Minimal raw aluminium bike frame
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![Schindelhauer steer mounted on my aluminium bike](/blog/2018-06-09_removing-paint-from-a-bike-frame/images/i_11_Schindelhauer-steer-mounted-on-my-aluminium-bike_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)
![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)
![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)
![You know something is going on when chemical crystals are forming on your bike frame...](/blog/2018-06-09_removing-paint-from-a-bike-frame/images/i_07_You-know-something-is-going-on-when-chemical-crystals-are-forming-on-your-bike-frame_500px.jpg)
![Front fork wrapped in plastic bag](/blog/2018-06-09_removing-paint-from-a-bike-frame/images/i_03_Front-fork-wrapped-in-plastic-bag_500px.jpg)