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1. removing paint from alloy wheels (summary) (score: 1): Author: jtc@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (James A. TenCate); Date: Wed, 10 Jun 92 21:40:52 -0500; Thanks to everyone who responded. Since lots of you also wrote me and said "tell me what you find out" I thought I'd post this to everyone... For those of you that didn't see the original question, I; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00188.html (9,652 bytes)
2. Re: removing paint from alloy wheels (summary) (score: 1): Author: sggy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Roger Garnett); Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1992 11:32:30 -0400; I did. Spray & strip. Industrial supply houses. Maybe ask paint supply places as well, or welding equipment dealers. Well, I DID say to use the Epoxy, and that's part of doing it right. How 'bout thi; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00201.html (9,353 bytes)
3. Re: removing paint from alloy wheels (summary) (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Thu, 11 Jun 92 11:57:31 -0400; I don't why I missed it, but... You should be able to get a source for the beads by calling a machine shop. They use em' to blast cylinder heads clean etc. Come to think of it I have a bag in my gara; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00203.html (8,574 bytes)
4. Re: removing paint from alloy wheels (summary) (score: 1): Author: Scott Fisher <sfisher@wsl.dec.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Jun 92 11:17:25 PDT; Almost everyone agreed that bead blasting was the way to go, although finding (1) a place to do it or (2) getting beads in a bag (like sand) might be tough. In fact, there seems to be only one place; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00212.html (10,844 bytes)
5. Re: removing paint from alloy wheels (summary) (score: 1): Author: Scott Fisher <sfisher@wsl.dec.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Jun 92 11:26:08 PDT; Not about wheels: It's listed in someone's catalogue under paint codes (MOSS MGB?), or I'm sure University Motors knows. The only codes I haven't found are MG Maroon, and A-H/MG Greens, for engine pa; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00213.html (8,271 bytes)
6. Re: removing paint from alloy wheels (summary) (score: 1): Author: Scott Fisher <sfisher@wsl.dec.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Jun 92 11:30:52 PDT; Another alternative is an air brush. Thanks to Jerry Kaidor for suggesting this to me. You can buy one at a model store for <$20 and it comes with a replaceable can of compressed propellant. I bought; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00215.html (8,713 bytes)
7. Re: removing paint from alloy wheels (summary) (score: 1): Author: sggy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Roger Garnett); Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1992 14:33:14 -0400; I should have mentioned: I've used the Moss paint, and while it may or may not be the "correct" shade, it does look good. (ie- paint the whole engine at once to avoid a 2-tone situation) Bill Hirsh (; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00216.html (9,340 bytes)
8. Re: removing paint from alloy wheels (summary) (score: 1): Author: sggy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Roger Garnett); Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1992 15:03:22 -0400; OK, I can do that too. Last year I did some alloys on my Alfa GTV6. First, I bead blasted them clean. I did that because the bead blaster was available. It was sloooow. (Heavier grit beads may have h; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00220.html (9,883 bytes)

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