Best way to remove paint from alloys

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Post Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:34 pm

As above guys. What technique is best fro removing alloy from paint?
Is there any very corrosive paint stripper that I could bathe the wheels in?
I dont want to have them shot blasted as it will take too much sanding to smooth them off.
Sand blasting?
Heat gun?

I dont fancy sanding the paint off like I have done before. Its far too time consuming :D
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Post Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:07 pm

Nirtomorse? Or get them blasted with a fine media. They use walnut shells in the states as the do not mark the surface.
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Post Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:39 pm

^ I'll give that nitromors stuff a go. Looks like it will do the job :D

Thanks
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Post Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:46 pm

Let us know how you get on, because I'm curious now
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Post Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:21 pm

yea let us know mate
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Post Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:25 pm

Nitromors will work make sure you get the auto stuff :wink:
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Post Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:27 pm

nitromors worked fine for me.
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Post Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:20 am

I had mine blasted , etch primed, then painted,, with no trouble at all ...the etch-primer does the job very well
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Post Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:28 pm

DaveD wrote:I had mine blasted , etch primed, then painted,, with no trouble at all ...the etch-primer does the job very well
Mine arent going to be painted though winkeye

I used some of that nitromors stuff earlier. Just gave the "rim" of the wheel a quick going over. It worked an absolute treat :D
It took off almost ALL of the paint in one go.
You apply it quickly with a brush and leave for 5 mins, then apply another coat but this time brush it in well. Leave for 20 minutes and scrape off with a knife.

Thanks for the recommendation d6dph :)
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Post Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:40 pm

ur gonna polish bbs's aint ya :cool:
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Post Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:47 pm

Have you tried driving very close to the curb? :D
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Post Thu May 08, 2008 8:22 pm

You need to go to London where the streets are paved with gold and kerbed with diamonds....
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Post Thu May 08, 2008 10:26 pm

jaistanley wrote:You need to go to London where the streets are paved with gold and kerbed with diamonds....
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Post Thu May 08, 2008 10:31 pm

Sand blasting?
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