Thread: Removing spray paint from.. .rims..

The genius I bought my truck from spray painted the forged alcoas black.. Is there any way to remove all this without royally fucking up the rim or am i shit out of luck and just need to buy new ones.

Try a decent pressure washer, up close and it *Should* chip it off. Acetone?

honestly there isnt anything your going to do to them that will mess them up beyond recognition..

the best part about Aluminum is its ability to polish back to a gorgeous shine..

if it gets scratches.. workin your way up in Wetsand grits will bring it back to a perfect shine...

if your willing to dismount the wheels/tires it would probably make things easier..

x2.
Start with a heavy grit wetsand, and as it comes off work your way to fine grit. Finish off with a Mothers Powerball and some Mag polish and they will bling.

Or just take them in to get powdercoated, because they sandlbasted mine before they coated them. Or get them converted to beadlocks, then powdercoat.

i was thinking that too.. how much does it usually cost to convert to beadlocks?

None of those!

Jasco Paint Stripper, you can buy it at home depot... works fuckin awsome. Burns if you get it on your skin, cleans up with water.

Used it on my beams and radius arms to get off a couple nasty, thick coats of paint and primer.

Might take a couple applications depending how thick the paint is. Secret is, put it on and let it sit for like 10 or 15 min. then the paint just falls off.

x2 for Jasco.

It won't get all of it off though. Come through with a gallon of Acetone and go to town.

Then begin wet-sanding with super fine paper and step down, it will make for a much nicer finish once you begin polishing.

Buy a power-ball and use mothers mag polish. Those Alcoa wheels will look like mirrors with a little work.


I have done this before.

awesome- appreciate all the help. If Jasco gets on my tires is it gonna fuck them up or should I seperate them first? Secondly, what the hell is a power ball. Thanks!

never used jasco... but if u go to vato zone or kragen u can get paint stripper that will eat up rattle can in a second. and it wont hurt tires.

Will brake cleaner work? I had rattle canned the blazer and would use brake cleaner to clean it off and check it out and repaint.

so pretty much..

jasco/paint stripper
wet sand
mothers mag polish

C!

y do u need to wetsand if the aluminum is fine? paint stripper wont put scratches in it. and no one has recommended a grit to sand with either lol.

try accetone and some rags and get to work
no need to sand, youll just make more work for yourself

OMF and CHAMPION both quoted me about $200 a wheel done out the door.

Originally Posted by 40oztofreedom

Jasco Paint Stripper, you can buy it at home depot... works fuckin awsome. Burns if you get it on your skin, cleans up with water.

WHOA, that shit is nasty!!!!!! I used it to strip the factory clearcoat off my ar-23's. Use in the open air NOT in an enclosed area, wear thick long rubber gloves and some sort of chemical filter for breathing. It works wonders but is some brutal shit. I believe it is originally used as aircraft paint stripper? I like how when you open the container and then close it all the fumes cause the can to suck in on itself lol

i used paint stropper let it soak then pressure washed it most of it comes off then i tryed accetone and stuff

i have scars from the paint stripper eating my skin. Be careful it burns.