I had my wheels powdercoated a few years ago and the guy that did them forgot a process he said he didn't put clearcoat on them. So now I have the same rusty mess. I was wondering how harsh a wire wheel would be on the rims. I did sand a decent amount off when I painted the rims but they're curved and it makes it so that a sander can't get to it. I can't bead or sand blast them bc it's my only vehicle and I need the vehicle everyday of the week

walnut blast it

You must not have read anything other then the tittle..?

Op have you tried anything like the 2nd post? or aerospace paint remover?

Aircraft Stripper

Wear gloves.

Nope but I will try it when I get the time to paint. Just apply it and wipe it? Or I there more to it

read the directions... dont get it on the rubber

personally I wouldn't spend the money getting all these chemicals. Do you have any pics? Just plastidip them fuckers

You shouldn't need to clear coat powder....

How do you plan on refinishing them after you get them sanded??

yes i did read it and a blasting wont lay up the vehicle but an hour to do ll the rims.
take it to a blast shop after work and they will take the rims off, blast them, and then put them back on.

aerospace paint remover is MEK - methyl ethyt ketone. i used it daily working on helicopters and planes.

mek is volatile so becarefull it doesnt get on anything but what you want removed. Ive seen it combust on petro based paints and materials like rubber before.

This post was edited by TURBO_DODGE on Sep 19 2014 07:36pm