MikeSVT04

Like the tite says, what is the best way that you guys have found to take off PC.

Seen..

Aircraft cleaner

Gasket remover

MEK thinner


what is your guys experience?

This is for taking powder coat off chrome Tail pipes......


Thanks

Mike

St.Char

I would try some mineral spirits, if that doesn't do the job, then try Never Dull by Eagle One (polishing compound in a wadding cloth) if it's still there, then try steel wool along with metal polish.

MikeSVT04

paint thinner didn't do a damn thing.....I don't know about the steel wool with polish, but powder coat is really tough to get off...it doesn't even come off with sandblasting.

It takes some some serious stuff to get it off.

cclive

You need to call a powdercoater and ask what they recommend. It's tough stuff as it is melted onto the surface.

MikeSVT04

yea a powdercoater is prolly the best idea, but figured someone has done it..

BT ZR1

Pm mike the powdercoater,he will know.

jimmie jam

i believe that "powdercoating" will have to be sandblasted off. did you have your chrome wheels pc'd with clear powdercoat??????????

LS24me

I do powdercoating on the side. Use Aircraft stripper. That really nasty, toxic sludge looking stuff is about the only product besides blasting that will take powdercoat off. If you do not care about the chrome underneath, then you can sandblast it.

Vette5.5

Since powder coating is basically a baked on plastic, most chemical's that eat through plastic's should do it. Probably going to be messy though. As mentioned, blasting's going to leave the surface rough, so stripper's the better way. Problem is, the powder coater may've already blasted the surface underneath for more bite, so maybe not worth messing with.

MikeSVT04

Ok looks like chemicals are the way to go....

Thanks everyone....

KarlK

If it's light overspray, I've used enamel reducer and MEk with elbow grease with some success.

MikeSVT04

^^^^ its not over spray its the real deal....

Djones1001

For small amount of work I would consider the chemical stripper especially if you plan on re powder coating it. If not maybe blast it. This guide covers all options to remove powder coating and the benefits and drawbacks of each.

cmonkey713

That is the only way that I have ever seen PC removed.The chrome will be destroyed due to the glass blasting media. The chrome was most likely "roughed up" before the PC to provide an adhesion surface which destroyed the chrome anyway.

dmaxx3500

go to a powderer and have them ''rebake'' it,it will come off then

danzio56

Acetone!

A Marsh

I used automotive paint stripper I got at AutoZone. Take care to not get it on your skin - it'll really light you up. Keep a spray bottle of water close by.

It's a clear gel. I poured some into the wheel's barrel and brushed it around with a paint brush. After allowing it to sit for a few minutes, I scraped it and the paint off with a plastic putty knife. I probably got no more than half the paint off with this pass.

I then applied the paint remover again. This time I used fine steel wool to get it into the machining grooves.

After getting all the paint out of the grooves I rinsed the stripper out with a water hose. I then used an SOS pad and water to remove the little bit of paint that remained.

After having the wheels/tires balanced I waxed the wheels.

I don't have any photos, but they came out looking good.

Not So Fast

Not guessing on this because I actually did it
After trying numerous products, some mentioned here, I tried the cheapest stripper I could find, Kleen-Strip and it worked very well, the items came out shiny as new
NSF