strippin c.c on wheels?

~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~



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justadumbarchitect *so I question everything*
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Lowejackson said:


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



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