powder coat removal question

[eliasson]

Hello,

I searched, but did not find info I'm looking for ( probably a poor search :^) ). In any case, I have two motorcyle wheels ( aluminum ) with the original pwdr coating left in all the difficult spots. I've tried:
- 'aircraft stripper', so named on the spray can
- wire brush on drill, works ok except on hard to reach areas
- sm. wire brush on dremel tool, reaches hard areas but wears down almost immediately :^P
- heat gun, almost no effect
- MAPP gas torch, also almost no effect in reasonable time

I noticed on the Caswell site that a soln. of battery acid can remove plating from aluminum, so my question is, can it also efficiently remove powder coating?

I apologize in advance if this question has been answered, & ask to be pointed to the answer.

TIA,
Anders

[termite11]

I use a product made by Mar-Hyde called tal strip. It is in the class of aircraft stripper and works very well on powder. I got it at my local automotive paint supplier. The key to this stuff is patience. I stripped some auminum wheels after useing chrome powder and clear on them and it took about half an hour to lift the powders from the wheel. Hope this helps!

[Banditperformance]

Yup, I use TAL Strip too with good results' let sit for about 20 min and scrape off. do not let it dry on the part though.

[cruizer]

Originally Posted by termite11

I use a product made by Mar-Hyde called tal strip. It is in the class of aircraft stripper and works very well on powder. I got it at my local automotive paint supplier. The key to this stuff is patience. I stripped some auminum wheels after useing chrome powder and clear on them and it took about half an hour to lift the powders from the wheel. Hope this helps!

Half an hour?
That would save me SOOO much time!

[sdold]

I'm doing the same thing to a couple of motorcycle wheels right now. I found the easiest way to paint the stripper on is to use a wide, shallow galvanized bucket that I found at Home Depot for about $14. I set the wheel in, pour about a quart of stripper in, and start slopping it all over the wheel, over and over, for a half hour or so. Sometimes it takes that long for the stuff to come off. The bucket is sure nice compared to setting the wheel on a piece of cardboard or whatever and brushing the stuff out of a cup. The key seems to be keeping it wet with fresh stripper for a good long time.

Steve

[KZjim]

I just tried a product called Carbon-Off.. its used for removing carbon from cooking pans.. i tried it on a hunch .. and it wirks quick.. smells like ****.. but works.

[FSTFBDY]

NAPA brand carb cleaner. I initally got 20 gallons of it and filled up a parts washer container. Then soat parts in that. its not cheap at $80/5gallons unless you have a buddy who gets it for you. Then its about $60. but It works awesome. Thats all I use.

[pickleboy]

Originally Posted by FSTFBDY

NAPA brand carb cleaner. It works awesome. Thats all I use.

ditto here. it peels it right off. really cuts down on time to redo. fyi it is the same ingredient as aircraft stripper. so if you fully dunk the part it is like a/c stripper that doesnt dry out.

[jbotti1]

I always thought carb cleaner was just acetone. I'll have to try it.
thanks
Joe

[pickleboy]

Originally Posted by jbotti1

I always thought carb cleaner was just acetone. I'll have to try it.
thanks
Joe

not the aerosol but the soak tank kind. it is methelyne chloride.