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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM
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I am trying to decide on wheels for my shark. Can a person succesfully strip the paint off of C6 wheels and polish them?
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:05 AM
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Where did you get painted wheels? I find it hard to believe they are painted and not powder coated or even colored alloy.

Do you have a pic?

If it's just paint and clear then yes, Aircraft remover will go right through it.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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You can try it yourself with stripper, and then polish with rouge and a buffer. It's quite a job but I am guessing that the bare aluminum wheel will need some dressing before you can polish it. Meaning that the bare wheel may have minor flaws that do not show when painted but will show when polished. Or, most major cities have at least one aluminum wheel restoration shop that repair and refinish aluminum wheels and they can do it for you as well. At least call for a quote.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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I had not considered powder coating. This was just an idea I had on a whim after seeing some rather inexpensive C6 wheels on craigslist. Maybe they wouldn't look so bad silver.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 01:04 PM
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I really dig the new C6 wheels.

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