taking the paint off the wheels

[funk78]

whats the best thing to use to take paint off my rims ? the guy who had it before me painted over the beautiful shiny allunium. i used a sos pad to get the loose stuff but some is onthere good .what wont hurt the the rim ?

[smitty600]

I used paint stripper, did a good job on the edges, but not the center.. The spokes are powder coated, will take some time to do those... Came out good, pics in my garage..

[funk78]

i dont want the centers done just the the out side rim i always like the shiny rim black center look. so just reg paint stripper wont hurt nothin huh ?

[smitty600]

Nope, had to use it a couple times in some spots. It all looks very good. I left some on the center for half an hour, didnt remove the paint..
I used the stuff u had to put on with a brush. My buddy used the spray on... So they both work.

[funk78]

whats the best polish it has a couple of stains in the alunium i want it to shine good?

[smitty600]

I used mothers, but thats cause that was all i had at the time.. but it still did a good job.

[funk78]

cool thanks smitty you were very helpful

[smitty600]

no prob, anytime.. I just happen to do my wheels about 2 weeks ago..

[funk78]

there the last thing i have to do to finish my baby

[SGTJimbo_Kat600]

I used Zip-Strip on mine, and Mothers. For the stained spots use some 600 and 1000 grit sand paper. To get the tough spots I used a 3m Medium Scratch pad. And it looks a whole lot better than the purple wheels!

[funk78]

well i just put stripper on the rim looks great on the out side edge but it also took the paint off the center so looks like ill be painting to.

[DayKat]

I used aircraft stripper and then removed the leftover spots with a scotchbrite wheel.
Then went over the entire rim (minus the center) with a very fine scotchbrite wheel.

All I do now is use the Mother's aluminum polish about every month or so and they are good to go.

Good luck.....

[kevin2502000]

acetone does wonders and its cheap....

[funk78]

thats what i got

[cameron]

just wondering after you polish the rims couldnt you clear coat them so you wouldnt have to polish all the time?