How can you strip the p[aint off of these %#$%! IROC wheels?
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Car: '87 IROC
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: 700-R4
How can you strip the p[aint off of these %#$%! IROC wheels?
My '87 IROC wheels are straight, and w/o nicks/gouges/scratches, but I've been trying to strip them down to bare metal. I bought all of the fancy ($$$) polishing supplies from Eastwood Co. to polish them to an all-polished aluminum look, as I've seen done to other similar wheels. But - I can't get the paint off. I've tried all sorts of paint strippers - even some designated as "aircraft strength" - without much luck.
(Unfortunately, some of the polishing compound supplies that I bought from Eastwood have now hardened and are no longer usable - but that's another story...)
Anybody know if the IROC wheels were powdercoated at the factory (that's all I can dream up), and if so, how do you get this stuff off besides sandblasting - which is not an option since I'm trying to polish them.
I thought dipping them in a mild acid solution...
Anybody had any experience with this before?
(Unfortunately, some of the polishing compound supplies that I bought from Eastwood have now hardened and are no longer usable - but that's another story...)
Anybody know if the IROC wheels were powdercoated at the factory (that's all I can dream up), and if so, how do you get this stuff off besides sandblasting - which is not an option since I'm trying to polish them.
I thought dipping them in a mild acid solution...
Anybody had any experience with this before?
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it says on the aircraft stripper to leave it on for like 15 mins, right? well that never worked for me. put it on, leave them in trash bags for the better part of the day, come back and wash them off. itll strip them.
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Car: 1990 TA, 1995 Sierra 1500
Engine: 305tpi to LT1 mod, 305 TBI
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We have a stripper at my powder shop called methylene chloride at work and thats what we get powdercoating off with. This stuff melts latex gloves in a minute. Powder is a pain to get off if a good job was done but this stuff always gets it off (sometimes longer for a better job)
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