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Post by shiloh on Mar 17, 2016 13:58:59 GMT -5
Do any of you gentalmen know where I can get a wheel dip stripped on the cheap.
My rear mag I think is powder coated or something very tough, hd stripper or flame barely touches it.
Emphasis on the cheap.
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Post by Walms on Mar 17, 2016 14:28:37 GMT -5
Poly stripper seems to eat most things,
either that or send it out to be sand blasted maybe?
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Post by Walms on Mar 17, 2016 14:31:15 GMT -5
M mind you, I remember stripping the clear coat of my mustang rims, poly stripper wouldn't cut it but gasket remover "of the time" would be sprayed on and 5 minutes later hosed off.
I doubt you can buy that stuff any longer tho.
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Post by shiloh on Mar 17, 2016 14:49:14 GMT -5
Ya I thought of old school gasket remover, but where would you get that formulation.
Tried the sand blasting route, no go.
Sodium hydroxide would work awesome, but I wouldn't have a rim left.
What about lye, it eats everything, does it eat aluminium?, that I don't know.
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Post by Jim on Mar 17, 2016 14:52:17 GMT -5
Sodium hydroxide would work awesome, but I wouldn't have a rim left. What about lye, it eats everything, does it eat aluminium?, that I don't know. Sodium Hydroxide = Lye |
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Post by shiloh on Mar 17, 2016 15:21:04 GMT -5
Well there you go, I though they to different animals.
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Post by Walms on Mar 17, 2016 15:56:07 GMT -5
Try an automotive specific supply for gasket remover, mechanics aren't going to dick around like we do to remove old gaskets... Time is money to them!
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Post by Jim on Mar 17, 2016 16:37:20 GMT -5
When you blasted, was it real aluminum oxide "sand", or was it glass beads?
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Post by shiloh on Mar 17, 2016 16:43:08 GMT -5
I found a can of permatex gasket remover in the shop, chemically its not as aggresive as circa or polystripper, didn't touch the stuff on the wheel. So back to the original Q. Has anyone used or know of an affordable stripping service, and no not the scantaly clad female type.  I would have just repainted this rim, but the original finish was too far gone. |
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Post by shiloh on Mar 17, 2016 16:49:49 GMT -5
When you blasted, was it real aluminum oxide "sand", or was it glass beads? That I dont know, my local bike shop did a quick test blast with what they said was their hardest hitting media. They just said it would take too long to justify the expense, and Id still have a lot work trying to remove what the blasting couldn't. |
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Post by Walms on Mar 17, 2016 16:55:48 GMT -5
Sounds like you have a great primer on there then!  |
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Post by shiloh on Mar 17, 2016 17:10:44 GMT -5
Sounds like you have a great primer on there then! Ya its a a shame we cant get product that good any more. All this new eco green crap just aint the same as the good old eco killing dino based stuff we grew up with. |
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Post by III on Mar 17, 2016 17:18:42 GMT -5
Have you tried the aircraft remover stripper or WORKS cleaner?
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Post by shiloh on Mar 17, 2016 18:27:39 GMT -5
Have you tried the aircraft remover stripper or WORKS cleaner?
Works is similar to CLR an acid type cleaner prob attacts alum. Ive heard the aircraft types may work same ingrediants as most strippers maybe a little stronger. Not avail. where I am. Id have to look for it in the GTA., then pay dangerous shipping charges. Any way I look at it its going to be a tough sollution. A stripping shop near Bramptom just quoted me $200 for one wheel, ouch! |
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Post by Curtis on Mar 17, 2016 19:17:50 GMT -5
Your wheel is magnesium more than likely not aluminum
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