How to remove spray paint from alloy rims

[mrkanda]

What about if you don't want to remove the tires?

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[TheStigg]

If she's a redhead or a brunette I call shotgun.

Do the curtains match the carpet?

[Neel]

Im in the middle of refinishing a set of style 32's. I used the Aircraft stripper in the gallon jug, that you apply with a paint brush. Works amazing.


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This is what they looked like, they had a very thick layer of gunmetal paint.

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This was after 2 coats without scrubbing or using a scraper. Before I jumped to a scraper I was using a "low power" power washer. The scraper helped get the stubborn stuff off, but the power washer wasnt bad.

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3rd coat in action

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Look at the bottom left wheel, it went straight down to metal while using a scraper.

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I just primed them and will be wet sanding them with 1000 and 2000 grit. After which I will be painting them and sanding them with 2000 grit and then 2 layers of clear coat.




Highly recommend removing tires, especially if you are going to use aircraft stripper as it says it could damage rubber.

[TheStigg]

ditto, I refinished a set 2 years ago. They had been previously refinished but poorly prepped and the silver/clear was peeling off in sheets. Whoever did it used a nearly impossible to remove epoxy primer (or perhaps it was factory?). I used stripper to get the old top coat off. I spot-filled a couple places where my scraper dug into the epoxy. Then used an etching primer followed by sanding primer in a few iterative stages & finally applied silver & clear. It helped to knock down the metal flake slightly with some scotchbrite prior to shooting the clear. I'm pleased with the results and they have held up well:

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[Neel]

that final primer im willing to bet is factory, it is damn near impossible to remove. Some how though it came off easily on 1 of my wheels.

What color silver paint did you go with ?

[TheStigg]

What color silver paint did you go with ?

I used Dupli-Color HWP101 Silver and HWP103 Clear. Many people feel the Wurth silver is a closer match to the factory BMW silver. Be sure to read the instructions for multiple coats. Many ketone & toluene based aerosols will attack the underlayer and cause it to crinkle. The Dupli-Color has a maximum 1 hour between coats, perhaps less in hotter climates. Otherwise you have to wait 7 days for it to fully dry before applying another coat.

[Neel]

:/ Im going to have to stick with rustoleum since i used their primer. Ive heard horror stories about mixing primers, paints, and clear.

[bluptgm3]

A buddy bought a soda blaster from HF. Worked great on his oil pan and other aluminum engine components. Left almost a polished finish.


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[Tstreetz84]

Easy off in the yellow can does work I painted my srt wheels black and I wanted to go back to the original color so I sprayed it with easy off let it sit for an hour and it came off without damaging the factory paint