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Hey guys, since my wheels clearcoat have been chipping like a bitch lately, I was wondering whats the best way to DIY removing the clearcoat without harming the anodized finish underneath?
I've heard many methods of Aircraft stripper; Brake Kleen; etc...
I don't wanna go to a shop to get refinished yet. I'm trying to DIY and if i fail, off to the shop it goes i guess...lol
Looked at youtube and did some forum browsing on google....but nobody has solid knowledge...has anyone local done the job without harming the anodized finish??
tia
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clearcoat is adhesively stuck onto the finish so ugh its probably impossible to not harm the finish underneath.
Never knew anodized wheels had clearcoats tho, thought they were simply bare aluminium that you can just polish.
my painted wheels got curbed by a family member and I'm waiting for more stable weather before I get it refinished
Aircraft stipper would be the easiest way. Depending if its scratch resistant clear, then you would definitely want to strip that off because its going to take you forever to sand that off(i learned the hard way took me 5 hours a rim just to sand off clear on the lip of my rims).
What do you mean by anodized? Don't you have polished lips? if so, you can re-polish them after stripping.
Lordco sells good paint stripper, yet I still found it a PITA to get all the paint off my multi-spoke wheels. Maybe stripper + a pressure washer would do it.
Instead I'm going to sand blast my wheels @ U-blast in Langley. I'll polish and/or paint them afterwards.
What do you mean by anodized? Don't you have polished lips? if so, you can re-polish them after stripping.
Lordco sells good paint stripper, yet I still found it a PITA to get all the paint off my multi-spoke wheels. Maybe stripper + a pressure washer would do it.
Instead I'm going to sand blast my wheels @ U-blast in Langley. I'll polish and/or paint them afterwards.
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