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Old 05-14-2020, 02:44 PM
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I’m talking about paint stripper!

I picked up a set of used rims for another set of track wheels, and I want to strip the existing paint and then give them a fresh rattle-can paint job. I tried Citri-Strip, and that didn’t do much. Then I found an old can of Klean-Strip in my garage, and that didn’t do much, either.

Sometime nearly twenty years ago I bought a set of used phone dials, and I hit them with some brand of spray on stripper. My memory is that after a short wait, the paint melted off the wheels like the faces of the Nazis at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Maybe that sort of stuff is no longer available?

Maybe I just need to use some sandpaper and elblow grease?
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Lots of folks swear by Aircraft stripper. If you can still get it. I found that standard brands work well when used right. All the good stuff uses methylene chloride which has been pulled from DIY access after some folks forgot to read the directions and killed themselves.

Slobber it on thick and cover the rim with a bit of cardboard then a plastic bag to slow evaporation. Take your time. More wet contact time less elbow grease


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My old Klean-Strip is methylene chloride and works great. Works well eating through the bottom of of its own can after a while too. Read the label of yours to see whats in it.


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I personally like <blah blah blah> and <blah blah blah> which works really well.

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Yep the methylene chloride version of Aircraft Stripper/Kleen Strip is the best and works well but good luck finding it. I bought some a couple months ago to replace my rusted can I had that I found on eBay. Otherwise, find a local person that does glass beading/soda blasting if your time is in short supply.
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Thank you all for the recommendations.

Aircraft remover (with the methylene chloride) gets a lot of good reviews. I even found some YouTube videos that show her taking it all off! Unfortunately, it looks like there are some guys out there who couldn't handle her, and she is no longer available.

I ended up going with Sandy. She's kind of rough, but she seems to have gotten the job done. We'll see. I didn't take it all the way down to bare metal, but I hope the surface is smooth enough for primer.
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