Removing paint from rims...

[Brett Garret]

I bought some rims that were painted black from their prior owner. What are some recommendations to remove it. They are the plain snowflakes btw. Thank you.

[Oi Bird V8]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

wet sand them...re paint them the silver color...or polish them

[Fireball27]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

Wait. Somethings not right here: If you don't like the black paint on the rims you bought why didn't you just buy some that weren't black? I can't imagine that plain ol' snowflakes would be hard to find.

[ZO6vette037]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

Hell I'll sell you my stock snowflakes.

[Niko97RS]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

maybe he got em for an unreal price?

[caspernicus]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

Aircraft paint remover will strip ALL of the paint off, down to bare metal. Not
sure if thats what you want but its an option.

[FireBird_Fr3ak]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

Not trying to thread jack but could i strip, and paint my chrome Zo6's black easily?

[caspernicus]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

^ I would just sell the chrome ones and buy painted ones. I dont know how
to go about stripping chrome off and I know its not a good idea to paint over
chrome.

[Loochy88]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

^ I would just sell the chrome ones and buy painted ones. I dont know how
to go about stripping chrome off and I know its not a good idea to paint over
chrome.

in fact, id be willing to bet you could make a profit off it.

[FireBird_Fr3ak]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

Its the whole shipping issue that is really hard, these things weigh more than me!! lol Not to mention that the rears are 18x10.5.

[Brett Garret]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

They are painted with like spray paint or something. It's not stock if I forgot to specify. I got em for $75 btw. :)

[Brett Garret]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

I plan on stripping them but I'm concerned about the clear coat on them. If I use hardcore removers then I need to recoat them. Is that hard to do or what is the best way to get at them?

[RadRacer]

Re: Removing paint from rims...

if you strip them, you're gonna need to clear coat again, no matter what. Clear coat is the top coat that protects the paint. To get rid of the paint, you must get rid of the clear coat. If you have the time, use som hardcore remover to get EVERYTHING off them, then take some sand paper to them and polish them up. Then re clear coat them all. I'm trying to talk myself into doing my wheels black with a polished lip, but don't think I'd be able to afford the down time with no car....