strippin c.c on wheels?

[scottabir]

Anybody know of a product that will remove clear coat from wheels without the aluminum being compromised?

[Boner1]

Are You Going to re-clear coat the wheels?

[TOGWT]

~One man’s opinion / observations ~

Any abrasive will remove clear coat if aggressive enough (start with a #3, then try #2 or #1 Machine Cut)
or
Norton 3X Sandpaper (p-graded aluminum oxide grain) 60, 80 or 100 grit sand paper, sand until you achieve the removal of the clear coat.

~Hope this helps~

Experience unshared; is knowledge wasted…/

justadumbarchitect *so I question everything*

[360RamGuy01]

Air Craft Remover, look for it at Wal-Mart, I used it on my friends wheels off of his 280Z and it ate the clear right off with no rubbing, didn't harm the aluminium either.

[scottabir]

Thank you 360.
TOGWT- thank you I think he was looking for a chemical stripper, I suggested sanding it down ect. and he was like not worth the trouble...oh well thanks for the advice though. I failed to mention this in the original post, sorry
Boner- I think he is going to re-clear the wheels.

[Lowejackson]

About a year or so ago I bought some second hand wheels for my Alfa which were in poor condition. I contacted a few bodyshops, ie those I trust and asked what was the best way to prep them, my idea was that if they could be chemically stripped I could do this and save some money. No one seemed to like the chemical route.

I went to a specialist shop which the main dealers used, including their bodyshops. He blasted them with something but I cannot remember what except that it was not sand. One week later I had a set of perfect wheels.

[dirtydangt]

Originally posted by Lowejackson

I went to a specialist shop which the main dealers used, including their bodyshops. He blasted them with something but I cannot remember what except that it was not sand. One week later I had a set of perfect wheels.

Did they use media blasting? I've heard that is a safer and less aggressive alternative to sand blasting.

[kgb]

Scott, there is this stuff called Aircraft remover that will do it for you. Pepboy's carried it but there are none around me cause they all closed, so I am not sure they still carry it. I saw some at my local painters supply though.

This was a common product to use on the wheels that came on the Checy trucks when I was into trucks. They would take the clear coat off the GM wheels, since they were peeling anyway, and just polish the aluminum underneath.

[Lowejackson]

Originally posted by dirtydangt
Did they use media blasting? I've heard that is a safer and less aggressive alternative to sand blasting.

I cannot remember what was used expect that it was not aggressive and had very little impact on the metal. I wish I could be more specific, sorry.

[///alpinepower]

Originally posted by Lowejackson
I cannot remember what was used expect that it was not aggressive and had very little impact on the metal. I wish I could be more specific, sorry.

Sand blasting is media blasting.

Some of the other medias used are plastic, metal, mixtures of sand and plastic, etc.

[bluews6]

i used aircraft remover and it worked great and didnt harm the aluminum