Rims are spray painted black..how to remove?

[beer_is_yum]

So I just bought a used M3 and the previous owner spray painted the alloy rims over. It's starting to peel and looks like ass, is their any solvents I can use to remove the paint without damaging the clear coat underneath?

*edit* It's actually a regular M3

 

[Kindred]

Just sand them down, prime them and repaint them or better yet, get them powder coated.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

aircraft stripper will take em down to bare metal... then you can redo it right.

 

[justanothermp5]

brake cleaner will get it off without damaging much

looks like he used bad spray paint so yea, brake cleaner, a rag, and some elbow grease and it should come off fairly easy

 

[beer_is_yum]

brake cleaner will get it off without damaging much

looks like he used bad spray paint so yea, brake cleaner, a rag, and some elbow grease and it should come off fairly easy

I think I'll go this route. Seems the easiest. Thanks guys

 

[BOOSTR]

Use some lacquer thinner on that Chinese crap spray bomb paint. Pour it on a rag and wipe it off.

 

[beer_is_yum]

Use some lacquer thinner on that Chinese crap spray bomb paint. Pour it on a rag and wipe it off.

(thumb)

 

[Super Unique]

Odds are high they scuffed the clear coat underneath so their "spray bomb" would stick better. Just strip to metal and paint or powdercoat as you wish.

 

[not yellow]

wow, too bad the previous owner did such a horrible job of painting those rims.
what a waste...

 

[oem plus]

aircraft stripper will take em down to bare metal... then you can redo it right.

aircraft stripper FTW. I've used it on old bike parts. Works great, just don't get any on your skin. lol

 

[Wagonbacker9]

yeah, I'll be going that route to polish up a set of wheels in the hopefully-not-so-distant future.

 

[not yellow]

yeah, I'll be going that route to polish up a set of wheels in the hopefully-not-so-distant future.

pfft... you've been talking about new wheels for months now!

 

[Wagonbacker9]

my boss has been talkin about a raise for me for just as long... I found my set, and almost pulled the trigger this weekend... other expenses seem to find their way to my account.

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

Go find the guy that sold you the MS3 cause you only got a Mazda 3. Demand your money back!

 

[not yellow]

Go find the guy that sold you the MS3 cause you only got a Mazda 3. Demand your money back!

haha... you are totally right! i didn't catch that, but those are clearly not MS3 rims.

 

[beer_is_yum]

Odds are high they scuffed the clear coat underneath so their "spray bomb" would stick better. Just strip to metal and paint or powdercoat as you wish.

it's scuffed to hell, any particular grit of sand paper to use?

 

[Wagonbacker9]

start with something rougher.. I'd go with nothing lower than 100, and work your way up until you're satisfied with the surface prep and that it won't show through your new paint. once you have a good portion of the paint knocked down, you may want to try using red/gold/green scuffing pads for the tighter areas... but a stripper/brake clean will take a lot of elbow grease out of the equation...

 

[beer_is_yum]

What a day..spent hours prepping the first wheel. Been using super strength paint stripper from ace hardware to loosen the paint,followed by 150 grit..Will post pictures later.

 

[not yellow]

What a day..spent hours prepping the first wheel. Been using super strength paint stripper from ace hardware to loosen the paint,followed by 150 grit..Will post pictures later.

yup, i refinished/painted my racing harts. it's a lot of labor... but if you take the time to do it right you can get some nice results.

 

[beer_is_yum]

so what kind of paint do you guys recommend I use for the refi?