i need to remove paint from some rims and dont know if i should use paint thinner or what. i dont want to remove the clear off the rims and i want to powdercoat them afterwords. please help!

 

IDK how you can remove paint without removing clear, since the clear is over the paint?

Just price around for powdercoating places, they can usually depaint / powdercoat for like $50 / rim

 

$50 a rim, wow that seems low to me?? but I have never had anything powdercoated before. please keep us updated on how things are going with the rims! thanks

 

well it looks like spray paint or house paint. not sure. but its overtop of the clear on the rim itself. i dont want to peel off the clear where i dont want to powdercoat.

 

what set of rims are you talking about? do you have any pics? might be helpful, thanks

 

the first picture is the used rim. but the "new rim" #2 is scratched. i can tell it was the new because it had no mounted tire marks or valve stem

 

neither worked, first needed a google password etc and the other was internet not responding????



EDIT: working fine now, thanks

 

i just want to remove the black. powdercoat where the black on the front was, and the whole inside of the rim

pic up on the other post now!!

 

wow, kinda crappy looking on the first with all the runs in it!

 

The black on the inside might come off with some reducer or laquer thinner. If it were me, for the front I would tape off the bare aluminum part of the wheel and just sand off the black until it is down to bare aluminum and then have it powercoated.