how to remove spray paint from wheels....without damaging them.....

[Joe@ER]

Hows it going guys i wanna see if anyone knows a good way to remove spray paint from rims. Because the previous owner had the brilliant idea of painting them flat nlack and now theyre chipping and look horrible......so any help would be great thanks guys.......
Heres a pic of the wheels on the car......p.s. the CF hood jsnt on anymore cause i think it looks too ricey.....

[A4 Quattro]

p.s. the CF hood isnt on anymore cause i think it looks too ricey.....

I couldn't agree with that ^ more... but you'll find many people on AZ that love it to death.. go figure.


The black wheels on the a white car is quite the look when its done right.. I see they are the stockers so they're not worth putting that much effort into, but if you wanted to, you could have them powder coated another color. As far as removing spray paint, to get to the chrome underneath, I'm not the expert. Get another set of nice wheels, make them your summers, and make the stockers your winters and paint them (via powder, or stick to spray paint (unadvised), or as you'll come to see on the forum, if you haven't already, look into Plastidip) some vibrant color, SEE HERE, and call it a day.

Also, what is up with that front bumper? It looks like a FMIC project gone wrong or something. It's full of holes; get some lower grilles!

Oh, and she needs a bath

[Audi 4 Life]

Sand bast and powder coat them the desired color...should be no more than 100$ wheel at most and use them for winter and buy 19" or desired size for summer... or a cheap PITA solution sand by hand, mask, prime, and spay paint which even at the best is temporary before peeling again...


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[Joe@ER]

This is a old picture its shiny now.....and the bumper has all its grilles again......and i do have a set of 19's but i wanna try and sell them for a set of bronze 19's heres a pic of one of them there TSW's.......they have bald tires so thats why i wanna throw the stocks back on but id rather just have the wheels the silver color that they came...then the flat black...so what do you guys think of using aircraft cleaner....

[sa_seahawker]

Sand bast and powder coat them the desired color...should be no more than 100$ wheel at most and use them for winter and buy 19" or desired size for summer... or a cheap PITA solution sand by hand, mask, prime, and spay paint which even at the best is temporary before peeling again...


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If there's a Wheel's America near you, they would repair and refinish the wheel back to factory specs for about a $100. They did great work for a friend of mine awhile back.

[Charlie240sxt]

Iveused that aircraft stripper before it will more then likely eat thought the powder coat underneath also

[Joe@ER]

I dont think i wanna powder coat them only cause there just my stock wheels if anything id rather powder coat the 19's that i have ........but hmmmm maybe i can just wing it and try some paint thinner and elbow grease......

[on1wheel01]

Air craft stripper or any hard chemical stripper will eat through the powder coat. You could try some reduced thinner and scrubbing with a towel. But honestly if you are going with different wheels and having these for winter. Just lightly sand and re paint. If you wanted to put some money into it powder coat. Hell if you we're local to me I would hook you up as I do powder coating. I usually charge $150 to powder coat four wheels (that's if they are brought media blasted as I hate blasting wheels). But either direction best of luck. Oh and I like the 19's you posted. If it we're me I would color match the inner of them white. I love that look.

[Dahama4]

Brake cleaner. Spray and wipe. Didn't affect paint on the car so stock paint on wheels shouldn't hurt. Comes off easy

[travrach]

As many have said the aircraft stripper will take it all the way down to the base and create a lot of work and extra cleaning, it's not easy! For what you are looking for I'd try what other have mentioned..however it does make me wonder if you will get the smear affect. Is the flat black not sticking good at all? Why not lightly sand out chipping paint, scuff complete wheel, prime and re-paint.

[Joe@ER]

Im gonna try this stuff and see whats happens it says its safe on any surface and is non corrosive.....so i'll post up pics next week after i try it out.......

[bagged00]

laquer thinner.

[Dubsport Inc]

Easy off oven cleaner works on removing "respray" jobs on car bodies and does not affect the original paint underneath, you could try that!

[EBG 18T]

Find a local media blast shop.

[Joe@ER]

Hmmmmm i never thought about easy off.........i wonder.......and i really dont wanna send them to media blasting cause that removes the clear under the spray paint......but that wouldve been good if i was gonna paint them a different color thouh

[bagged00]

get some laquer thinner, wipe a spot that you cant really see. it probably will take it off if its just spray paint. then get ready for a mess. its gonna be a lot of black rags everywhere.

[CoreyRS]

paint thinner and pressure washer

[sleepwalker_gsr]

Ill take that CF hood lol

[tyroneshoelaces]

If you're gonna get different wheels, why not wipe with laquer thinner, scuff any loose areas and repaint over the black to silver. More than likely the OE silver is going to be no good underneath. Doubt someone took a pristine set of silver wheels and painted them black. Seems like a lot of work trying to remove paint for wheels you don't plan on running.

[swededA4]

aircraft paint remover at walmart