A few questions of KH frames...

SkierAlex said:

I got a aluminium 20" KH frame today 😄. And I've just got a few
questions.

What's the best way to strip the powdercoating off a KH frame? And if I
use paint stripper will it damage the frame at all? Will paint stripper
work on the powdercoat?

Paint stripper will be your best choice, but make sure you leave it on
long enough. Try a search of this forum, or ask one of the New Plymouth
riders for advice on the NZUni forum. A few of them have stripped their
KH frames in thepast.

SkierAlex said:

How wide should the slit at the top of a KH frame be? I mean the slit
that is there so when you tighten the seat clamp the frame can push
inwards onto the seatpost. When I got my frame the slit was less than a
mm wide, but I widened it so it's good now.

It does not need to be wide, just wide enough to take the seat post. If
the gap is completely closed when you tighten the clamp onto the post
(do not over tighten) then it may need to be wider yeah?

SkierAlex said:

O and, do Koxx-one and other 31.8mm seatclamps fit KH frames as well as
KH seatpost clamps do?

Thanks

Yes, in fact I have a spare Koxx-one clamp in your choice of black or
gold which I have used on my KH frames (when the 2 bolt kh clamps did
not yet exist). It can be yours for some reasonable amount of NZ$
You can PM me, I can post it down from Auckland

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SkierAlex said:

What's the best way to strip the powdercoating off a KH frame? And if I
use paint stripper will it damage the frame at all? Will paint stripper
work on the powdercoat?

Yes paint stripper works fine and as far as i'm aware it does not
damage the frame. I used nitromors to strip down my frame, you can see
it in the custom kris holm thread. I wouldn't say it is the quickest
way to do it but you do get a fairly smooth finish if you use it along
with wire wool.

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Ask whoever is going to do your powdercoating if they have a sandblast
booth. Most places do.

You'll need to mask the surfaces you don't want sandblasted and
powdercoated.

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muzzle said:

Paint stripper will be your best choice, but make sure you leave it on
long enough. Try a search of this forum, or ask one of the New Plymouth
riders for advice on the NZUni forum. A few of them have stripped their
KH frames in thepast.

It does not need to be wide, just wide enough to take the seat post. If
the gap is completely closed when you tighten the clamp onto the post
(do not over tighten) then it may need to be wider yeah?

Yes, in fact I have a spare Koxx-one clamp in your choice of black or
gold which I have used on my KH frames (when the 2 bolt kh clamps did
not yet exist). It can be yours for some reasonable amount of NZ$
You can PM me, I can post it down from Auckland

Thanks. I'll ask someone a hardware shop about which paint stripper
will be best.

At first the gap wasn't wide enough and I just thought it was strange
that it was so narrow, when I put a 25.4mm seatpost with shim in it
would turn really easily with the clamp as tight as it would go.

No thanks on the clamp, I got a k1 clamp from Germany where I got the
frame from and it just seems really loose, I have to tighten it so the
2 sides almost touch for it to hold the seatpost, and it just doesn't
seem to fit that well.

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