remove powdercoat from wheels?

[im7291989]

hey i bought a set of g35 rims 19" for an altima coupe they came powder coated flat black and there kinda messed up. i just wanted to know if there was a way to remove the powder coat to get them back to the stock look. What would be the best way of going about this?

[MellowZ32]

?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecvpiS4ZtGY

[im7291989]

has anyone on the forum actually tried this and how much would you need to use?

[Razi]

I've used it on bicycle frames before.

You brush it on and let it sit and soon the paint will start to wrinkle and come off the metal.

[im7291989]

Is the low odor just as strong?

[frapjap]

It is, and I HIGHLY recommend that you use it.

[orangeNblue]

i found out the hard way brake cleaner takes powder coat off

[im7291989]

What do u mean by the hard way? Aircraft didn't work for you? And for the other post u highly recommend the low odor?

[Dittoz7]

Dude...just use the plane stripper stuff. It WILL work.

[frapjap]

What do u mean by the hard way? Aircraft didn't work for you? And for the other post u highly recommend the low odor?

He probably tried to clean his brakes and sprayed them without taking the wheel off, thus ruining his finish.

Yes, use low odor. High odor will ruin your day (physically speaking) unless you have a respirator.

[LEMHEAD16]

WEAR GLOVES! Aircraft stripper burns skin.

you will probably want to media blast the parts after you strip them to get any residual coating off.

[im7291989]

I have no clue what media blasting is how much would that cost?

[frapjap]

Google is your friend.
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=e ... afe=active

[Dattebayo]

I used one of those gasket remover thingys that you put on your pneumatic cutter after using the low-stink remover stuff listed above...

[orangeNblue]

I accidentally over sprayed onto a set of powder coated Z32 calipers, while I was rebuilding/cleaning them before I put them onto the car I was working on at the time. I was barely any but it ruined the finish....