My first trip down fixed gear building lane, (some advice may be necessary)

abcdggs

so i picked up the frame for my first attempt at painting and building a fixed gear. Grabbed a frame of Flickerx who is regular poster here and also an admin at dfgss.com on tuesday. First step in the process was the frame which was recieved on tuesday looking like this:

Next step was to remove the paint, using a guide found here. So i dove in headlong. To anyone trying this themselves avoid using "nitromors" paint stripper,
this was what i had first and found it ok, but that ran out and i eneded up getting strypit:

It's thicker than the nitromors, so it's easier to apply as it doesnt run nearly as readily, and seems to be stronger as it stripped the paint better and also hurt a lot more when i got it on my arm (like a gobsh**e i wore a tshirt to start with). So after much chemicals and rubbing and sanding i have stripped the frame to a point i am reasonably happy with:

abcdggs

Just wondering if it's a good idea and if it's difficult to remove a rear derailleur hanger from the frame, and the mud guard eyes on the fork, seen below.

There is a small tab sticking out of the drive-side seat stay, you can see it in the pictures, has anyone any idea what it might be for? Could it be for a coast brake arm or something?
Any advice is welcome, thanks

gman2k

It's for hanging your chain on when removing your rear wheel, makes life easier!

flickerx

Nice one for the heads up on the stronger paint remover. Nitromors takes a long time and several goes before a complete strip is done.

Morgan

abcdggs wrote: »

Just wondering if it's a good idea and if it's difficult to remove a rear derailleur hanger from the frame, and the mud guard eyes on the fork, seen below.

I'd leave the mudguard eyelets on - you never know when you'll want to install proper mudguards. Removing the derailleur hanger isn't a big deal - hacksaw and a file/Dremel to smooth off. Not really necessary though.