if bottom bracket t...
 

[Closed] if bottom bracket threads are lightly painted over......

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can i just scratch off the paint thats on there or lightly sand it off?

just got a new (cheap frame) for a commuter build and the outside bb threads have been slightly painted over. the paint seems to flake off easy enough.

have i just answered my own question? time for a coffe i think!

ta

Ben


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 9:52 am
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Get an old BB cartridge cup, and cut some slots into it, and you can use that to chase out the threads


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 10:14 am
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wire brush?


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 10:46 am
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or nitromors and then blast it out with a hose


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 10:57 am