Okay guys, I'm still kinda new to the site but I have a problem that I need some help with. The other morning I went out to my car and found that some Punk kids had spray painted all over the rims on my Formula. Has the nice WS-6 rims too......Bastards! Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knows of a good way to get paint off my rims. This way I can just pocket the insurance money and buy some Headers to fix my exhaust leak. Thanks for all your help guys!

 

for 10% i'll tell you

 

headers wont fix your exhaust leak unless the cast manifolds have a hole in them (doubtful). i am aware of your want to get them but just letting you know.

 

Interesting.


Sorry to hear that man. If your rims had good clearcoat on them, you *should* be able to rub off the spraypaint by spraying brake cleaner on a rag and rubbing. Just use it sparyingly and it should work fine.

Good luck man, I know a little something about vandalism also....

 

Get them sandblasted.

 

Don't use brake fluid, use lighter fluid. It's far less toxic to you and the clear coat. Once you get the paint off, make sure to wash the wheels.

GL

 

Well they'd fix the leak if it was a manifold gasket. Obviously he'd use a new gasket and thus--fix the leak. I think like that. To lazy to fix somthing, just want to make it better.

 

why not wetsand and polish?

 

I'm with Air_Adam. Get them sand- or bead-blasted and recleared. Just learn from TunedPort 335: vandalism is an excuse to make your car better. Those wheels will look crisper than ever.

 

spray paint im assuming, use a pressure washer itll blast that stuff right off. ussually spray paint doesnt stick to well to a surface that wasnt scuff sanded for adhesion.

 

Sweet thanks guys. It was definitely spray paint. I'll try pressure washing first and if that doesn't work i guess it'll be on to brake/lighter fluid....... as for sandblasting, umm how so. Don't you do that if your gonna polish them up real nice? Will that work for the WS-6 rims though, I know they have that rippled/machine feel on the face of the rim and then painted between the spokes. But anyway, thanks for your help guys. I appreciate it!

 

Clay Bar?

 

clay bar.......... on rims.............would that actually work? Anyone ever done it

 

I dunno My friend got spray paint on his paint (not overspray), and a claybar took it off.

 

Aight, I know clay bars work awesome on paint. I wonder.......:shrug:

 

def dotn sandblast them, that is wayyyy unnessisary.

maybe even some real strong wheel cleaner. i detail cars full time at a dealer ship. we have some wheel cleaner there that smokes when u put it on wheels taht are real covered in brake dust, it works damn good and doesnt hurt the wheels at all. if there any places near u that do detailing stop by and talk to them, i bet for free theyd pull ur car in and try to clean it off.

id try the pressure washer first. i bought some pony wheels for my 91 LX mustang that had been spray painted, well i took the hose to them and the spray paint litterally blasted off, made a mess on my driveway but the original paint was MINT on the wheels, they look brand new again


the brake cleaner could harm the clear coat on the wheels, i wouldnt suggest it unless its ur last resort. i noticed that it will turn the clear a weird blue-ish color, not good, it will also make the clear coat really soft.

 

As long as your rims are in pretty good shape, ie; not much etching, chips, corrosion, the claybar should take it all off pretty easily. They are clearcoated you know.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if the paint wont come off the rough surface inside the "spoke" area of the wheels. Only the face is machined smooth IIRC.

I'd try the lighter fluid.

 

Basecoat reducer, go to a body shop and ask them for a little besecoat reducer, trust me, i know, i work at a body shop and use it all the time to clean up overspray on various items.

 

claybar.