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Who removed their clear coat of their rims...
- Thread starter Cmoe
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mo
1/2 ton status
never done it myself, but i have heard aircraft stripper stuff works
yep aircraft stripper works great.
mouse
1/2 ton status
I've used rocks to take mine off...
Janitorjim8
1/2 ton status
illinois salt for 15 years works
Do youu mean the factory wheels? If so, I accidently removed mine many years ago with a pressure washer too close to them.
camiswelding
1/2 ton status
aviation stripper or plastic media blast.... one is messy and fairly cheap... the other a little more expensive,,, if you are going to coat the wheels again media leaves no residue to wash off,,, should be able to get them blasted for under 50 bucks... less if the same people are going to re coat them
dont use acid!...
I tried using Muriatic Acid to clean dingy aluminum mags I had once..they started SMOKING after I applied the acid!..when I hosed them off,they were black as charcoal,and I could hear them making a crackling noise like rice crispies!..they never broke or anything,but I never trusted them either...had them glass beaded at work not long after--they had marks that resembled chains all over them..!.I suspect sulfiric acid is as bad or worse!..I'd just use paint stripper or glass bead them to get the clear coat off..New England salt removes it in a year or two here..
I tried using Muriatic Acid to clean dingy aluminum mags I had once..they started SMOKING after I applied the acid!..when I hosed them off,they were black as charcoal,and I could hear them making a crackling noise like rice crispies!..they never broke or anything,but I never trusted them either...had them glass beaded at work not long after--they had marks that resembled chains all over them..!.I suspect sulfiric acid is as bad or worse!..I'd just use paint stripper or glass bead them to get the clear coat off..New England salt removes it in a year or two here..
vortec
1/2 ton status
a few years ago, i stripped the clearcoat off the factory aluminum allow wheels on my 94 c1500. i used a product from walmart called, "dad's easy spray". it comes in a metal can, and includes a spray bottle. it sprays fast and evenly, and sticks well since it's a gel, so you don't have to pull the wheel off. once it bubbles up the finish, just wipe it off, then rinse. didn't hurt my wheels at all and they look great.
it doesn't hurt tires if you wipe it off promptly, but if you get it on your skin, it burns like hell in about 10 seconds. so, some latex gloves and long sleeves are a good idea.
it doesn't hurt tires if you wipe it off promptly, but if you get it on your skin, it burns like hell in about 10 seconds. so, some latex gloves and long sleeves are a good idea.
Robert D
1/2 ton status
Oven cleaner. No joke.
BowtieBlazer
Diesel Powered
Robert D said:
Oven cleaner works great on anything but aluminum surfaces(oxidizes and pits the aluminum)..... Aircraft paint stripper does the trick.
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Just let the guys at the tire shop crimp those little weights on them. The crimps do a great job at breaking the clear coat and the as the oxidation progresses across the wheel, more and more clear coat comes off.
Seriously, though, clear coat is paint. So remove it like you would other kinds of paint. Just make sure you replace it later.
Seriously, though, clear coat is paint. So remove it like you would other kinds of paint. Just make sure you replace it later.
I used aircraft stripper polished them and then recleared my rims when i painted mine they look ten times better than before i even had people think they were brand new
rhino105amx
1/2 ton status
+1 on oven cleaner.
Robert D
1/2 ton status
Isn't the brand EZ Oven Cleaner? I'm pretty sure that is the stuff. I have plans for the wheels on the truck. I have stock wheels with a polished lip, and I'd like to paint the inners black and leave the lip polished. I like the DupliColor wheel paint...I used silver on a set of wheels for the Porsche (3 were unpolished aluminum, 1 polished) once and the paint seemed pretty decent. It had lots of metal flake and seemed to spray on pretty thick without runs. All I did was 2 coats of paint and 3 coats of clear. They looked good.
I used a spray can paint stripper on my '86 Vette wheels. FWIW they're buffed and polished; no clear coat now (clear coat won't stick anymore 
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If you have aluminum wheels that are heavily pitted I've had good results just glass beading them, then clear coating. 'Results in a neat cast surface - looks interesting and is quick & easy. A friend did his SAAB rims this way and I did my old BMW motorcyle rims too.
). If you have aluminum wheels that are heavily pitted I've had good results just glass beading them, then clear coating. 'Results in a neat cast surface - looks interesting and is quick & easy. A friend did his SAAB rims this way and I did my old BMW motorcyle rims too.
