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A while ago, I asked about removing clearcoat from 10-hole rims. I sprayed all four rims with Aircraft Paint Remover, ($4 at Walmart, $5 at Pep Boys,) and the clearcoat came right off of two of the wheels, and they look real nice. A bunch of dirt came off of the other two wheels, but the clear-coat stayed on real tight, except for a few chips. The two wheels that it came off have a 1987 (E7) part number, and the two that it stayed on have a 1991 (F1) part number. I have since tried three or four other different types of paint/lacquer/polyurethane/epoxy remover, on about half a dozen occasions, let it set for up to an hour, and the clear coat is still on the newer wheels. I clean the wheels off after every attempt with soap and water to keep from having my garage smell like paint remover, and the chips haven't even changed shape.
I really like the polished look that the wheels have when the clear coat comes off. Does anyone have any ideas on how to chemically remove the really clean and really stubborn clearcoat on the newer wheels? I would prefer not to resort to sandblasting or anything similar, since I fear that would ruin the finish.
Thanks
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Mike Walsted - NATO member
1986 5-speed TurboCoupe .
I really like the polished look that the wheels have when the clear coat comes off. Does anyone have any ideas on how to chemically remove the really clean and really stubborn clearcoat on the newer wheels? I would prefer not to resort to sandblasting or anything similar, since I fear that would ruin the finish.
Thanks
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Mike Walsted - NATO member
1986 5-speed TurboCoupe .
Mike Walsted - Sold my 1986 5-speed TurboCoupe