Detailing & Appearance Discuss washing, waxing and detailing information as well as interior/exterior cosmetic modifications. This includes neons, body, cosmetic wheels, etc. Even under the hood detailing.

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Old 03-07-2007, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE




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Oh Hellz yes. That was exactly my plan, to keep the silver parts silver.

So what would you guys suggest I do? Dremel sand the paint off, then use some sort of primer and do a couple coats? What kind of paint would I use?

I really want to do this now...along with some dark black tint on the windows...
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Optimally, media blasting would be the best, and MUCH faster.
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Well, I don't have the provisions to do media blasting...nor do I know how. I will have to figure something out.

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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
Optimally, media blasting would be the best, and MUCH faster.
Not really. It'* not paint, it'* powdercoat. Sandblasting didn't put a dent in it when I did mine. Repeated applications of KleenStrip aircraft paint remover and hours of work per wheel were needed to get mine down to bare metal for repainting.
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Is there anything on those wheels that would be suseptible to heat? You could find a local stripper to burn the paint off if it'* powder coating. They charge us a lot charge of $35 or $.50 a pound, whichever is higher. Though I'm sure they would charge more to an individual, unless you know someone in manufacturing that could have it done for you.
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Originally Posted by Grimm
Is there anything on those wheels that would be suseptible to heat?
I don't think that would be a good idea on a cast aluminum wheel. I would think that it might warp or crack the casting. Chemically removing the original trowled on powdercoat is probably the safest way to get the stuff off. It'* just very time consuming and messy.
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