Day 2 & 3 Combined - Strip Paint, Prime and Respray

So having abandoned manual paint removing, I resorted to a power sander. Using primarily coarse grade sandpaper, I managed to pretty much clear the frame of paint in about 3 hours:

There were still areas around the joints which were almost impossible to sand with the sander, so I left them. I then primed the frame using Wickes Metal Primer: One 400ml can was enough to prime both frame and forks with a few coats:

The next day I was ready to spray on the colour. Looking back I should have taken a little time to sand away a couple of patches near the head joint where the primer had run, and then re-prime, but through sheer laziness decided to crack on with the spraying. I sprayed the frame and forks over 2 sessions, and used about 1 1/2 cans of 400ml Montana Gold spray paint purchased from the London Graphics Centre on Aldersgate Street. This was the result:

It's come out pretty well considering it was my first time doing this. All that's left now is to apply lacquer and then put the bike back together. Watch this space for the finished article.