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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:00 PM
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Best way to remove paint from wheels??

Well like 2 months ago, my friend and i decided to paint my wheels black. Well, the job was TERRIBLE!! Dirt stuck to them and i guess they werent fully dried and all the paint got mushed up and it got multiple layers in some parts. I need some tips in taking the paint off as fast as possible!

What grit sand paper?
Do i use paint thinner to get it out?
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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I would use start with like 600 or 800 and use some thinner.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:32 PM
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I would use start with like 600 or 800 and use some thinner.
Maybe you can help me Steve since your always sanding stuff down, i need to get these done soon bc the car looks terrible like that
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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Im gonna be like someone else you know and tell you ill do it for 50 bucks.

LMAO
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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Im gonna be like someone else you know and tell you ill do it for 50 bucks.

LMAO
LOL!! I know who that someone else is
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 04:02 PM
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i would go find a heat adj. pressure washer....turn the heater on to like 220 degrees...in the meantime let some laquer thinner soak into the peeling paint....then spray away.

i would recommend taking youre tires off. then if the other paint is still salvagable that is if u havent sanded them yet...
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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any more suggestions?
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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 12:28 PM
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LOL!! I know who that someone else is
Who,.... me biotches?
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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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I told you...sand them down, and I'll paint them! Easy as that.
take some 320 till you get all the black off! Then when you get back down to the silver, use 600.
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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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I told you...sand them down, and I'll paint them! Easy as that.
take some 320 till you get all the black off! Then when you get back down to the silver, use 600.
Word son!
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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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uhhhhh......how about some paint remover.........

or aircraft remover works good
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by DRFTKNGG
Who,.... me biotches?
We have a winner!!!
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 06:24 AM
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oh yess the aircraft paint stripper, i did it on my black hood grille, just sprayed it on, let it soak in and the paint bubbled up, then just sprayed it off with a power washer, just be careful that stripper is no joke, I wouldn't get it anywhere but the rims
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 08:58 AM
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and not on my Fn lawn.
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