Recommissioning a ‘new’ TSS

EstuaryBoy said:
I've only ever been a passenger on 'Trumpets', so not overly familiar with them....

Did seem a good price for someone who would have a use for them, though....
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They do seem a very good price, so much so that I've bought a pair for one of my T140 projects - thanks for the link. There are still 6 pairs left of these, and quite a few others from 30mm to 38mm. They must have bought a large lot of them.
 
SteveBorland said:
So how do you remove the powder coating then? Looks to be a bugger of a job....
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I don’t know.

In the 90s Nitromorse and lots of scraping / wire brushing / etc did a perfect job.

I suspect the power coat would laugh at modern day Nitromorse tho !

I’ll be researching for someone to do it professionally this time I guess, especially as I want it professionally re coating rather than a rattle can / brush job.
 
50+ years ago I used nitromors, scraper, wire brush and a blowtorch. Until I got a lungful of the burnt nitromors vapours - something akin to mustard gas I believe. The modern stuff can hardly get fresh paint to pickle.
 
I tried 'new' Nitromors on a fender guitar.. Even with the assistance of a wire brush all I got was a scratched finish with nothing removed, even after multiple applications....

Lovely bike find, BTW, hadn't read the whole thread before I posted carb info.....
 
Flatspot said:
50+ years ago I used nitromors, scraper, wire brush and a blowtorch. Until I got a lungful of the burnt nitromors vapours - something akin to mustard gas I believe. The modern stuff can hardly get fresh paint to pickle.
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Yes, the original Nitromors was based on methylene chloride, very effective but very nasty stuff. It's still possible to buy methylene chloride paint stripper, but only for professional use. I imagine that, in practice, this would mean ticking the right box on an online order form.
 
Fast Eddie said:
...as are the BMW type indicators.
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hee hee

Funny, when I got the bike home, I rolled it up to the first "hole" in the garage, which happened to be next to my late buddy's '72 R75/5.

When I set it on the kickstand, the turn signals coincidentally were inches from each other... "Hey, those are Beemer signals!"
 
Interestingly, the ‘BMW turn signals’ on the TSS actually have the Triumph logo moulded into the lenses!

I guess these bores confirm the ‘newness’ of the bike !

Recommissioning a ‘new’ TSS
 
I think I've mentioned this before, but If you need proper paint stripper, Frost Restoration sell something called Tank Strip. It's what Nitromoors used to be. I used it to remove powder coating on my Matchless frame, & it worked well. Still a lot of scraping & wire brushing though, which will be tricky on all those fins. For refinishing I use Steve Smethurst, who is a decent bloke & does a fantastic job.
 
Matchless said:
I think I've mentioned this before, but If you need proper paint stripper, Frost Restoration sell something called Tank Strip. It's what Nitromoors used to be. I used it to remove powder coating on my Matchless frame, & it worked well. Still a lot of scraping & wire brushing though, which will be tricky on all those fins. For refinishing I use Steve Smethurst, who is a decent bloke & does a fantastic job.
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Yes, I think you did mention that now I think about it !

I used Stephen (I think based on your recommendation) on the 920 and can confirm the finish matches that done by Comnoz, it looks great and is SO easy to keep looking great! But it’s not applicable for this job.

Well, MUCH to my surprise, I tried some Nitromors on the head and, to an extent, it worked!

So I’ve managed to get a lot of the easier to access stuff off and I gotta say, my earlier comments were so right, this shit is SO freakin’ thick it is beyond belief for an air cooled surface !

I’ve ordered 5L of Tank Strip now so I can fully submerge the head in it. Hopefully that’ll sort it.
 
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Matchless said:
Frost Restoration sell something called Tank Strip. It's what Nitromoors used to be. I used it to remove powder coating on my Matchless frame, & it worked well.
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There is no MSDS to know the chemicals used, the item page mentions it being acid-reinforced and methylene chloride is not an acid, the picture of the container does not show the ingredients list but Phenol is just on the end, again Phenol is not methylene chloride. As it is a legal requirement only to sell methylene chloride to trained professionals working for companies with sealed units with extraction I doubt it has any methylene chloride but sounds like it would be the closest you can get unless you can circumvent the legal requirements. I used to use methylene chloride to strip the paint from the Mini paint booths in Longbridge every weekend for 2 to 3 years when in the 6th form. Had to wear overalls, goggles, rubber gloves and face mask but it still got on your skin and into your lungs. It was in a gel form and we kept thinners handy so if it got on your skin it could be quickly removed and dozens of bottles of eyewash.

Possible source but reviews are not good.


There is a source in Glasgow

www.smithandrodger.co.uk

M.C. Paint Remover Original — Smith & Rodger - Paints & Shellacs since 1877

Contains: Methylene Chloride. FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY. Please note this is a Industrial strength paint stripper for those difficult jobs. Contains: Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane – DCM) Methanol Phenol Formic Acid Acetic Acid This is a very powerful and potentially dangerous product, p
www.smithandrodger.co.uk www.smithandrodger.co.uk
 
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