OT:Stripping Aluminum painted bike wheels
12-03-2003 | 06:20 PM
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Re: OT:Stripping Aluminum painted bike wheels
Originally posted by Jim and Tammy
Sand blasting is too harsh.I want a smooth polished finish.Will bead blasting work?
Sand blasting is too harsh.I want a smooth polished finish.Will bead blasting work?
What you do is just spray the oven cleaner on and let it sit for a few minutes and it might eat threw the paint on there but it might not, if not the only other way that I know would work is sandblasting but I have never heard of bead blasting.
12-03-2003 | 09:13 PM
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You might want to use the redi strip aircraft striper. I have a Buddy here that polishes the Harley wheels for about 100-150 each, I helped a friend do a Suzuki sport bike wheels once . it was a bi***
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12-03-2003 | 11:36 PM
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definately use aircraft paint remover, available at Napa, I have used it on aluminum, and steel for stripping, all kinds of paints including epoxys, and powdercoating. It will strip off paint and primer down to bare metal or alumium, you will have to polish the bare steel to your desired smoothnes before painting.
Good Luck
BTW, there are half a dozzen different blasting medias available that wont pit the metal, or aluminum, but be prepared to pay out the nose to have it done. Try the aircraft stripper first
Good LuckBTW, there are half a dozzen different blasting medias available that wont pit the metal, or aluminum, but be prepared to pay out the nose to have it done. Try the aircraft stripper first
