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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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hey guys i need some quick help, i have some painted stockies gold, and the previous owner did a really good job on painting it. and its takes a while to sand off. do you think i can use paint stripper on it to remover some of the layers?

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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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i read the title and i thought you were gonna paint a stripper on ur wheels...
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 03:55 AM
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i'd just stick to the sandpapering...
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by DonNguyen
i read the title and i thought you were gonna paint a stripper on ur wheels...
x2, only reason i clicked
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 07:20 AM
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hahah so did i, but yeah i would just stick to sandpaper because i dunno how paint thinner would do to your rims because its pretty crazy ish
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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I've done it. It sucks. Don't use it. It'll just be a PITA to deal with. It still takes forever to scrape the paint off, and if you use the gel kind, have fun cleaning it off the wheels.
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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yea it sucks wicked bad! worst idea i ever had, just sand it. you dont have to sand all the layers off to repaint them or somethin.
Old Jul 27, 2008 | 08:58 AM
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Stick to sanding.... I used AIRCRAFT STRIPPER.... Ruined my rims. Like it'll take it off and all but it'll leave a messy job, especially w/ tc rims, it gets tedious to go through every spoke to try to fix them. Here is a vid of aircraft stripper.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dPy8l_wZp58
Old Jul 27, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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thanks for the info guys, i guess its just sanding for me.
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