 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM Yesterday 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 318,621 Views | | | |  |  |  |  08-27-2012, 02:14 PM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: wadley al Posts: 27 |  removing spray paint off wheels
The wheels on my car were spray painted before bought it and its peeling and I can see the regular wheel finish I was wondering if I could buy something to get that old paint off to get the original finish and what BMW did they come off of http://www.318ti.org/forum/picture.p...pictureid=1924 |  |  | | 08-27-2012, 04:21 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ft Defiance, AZ Posts: 686 |
they look like they could be style 44s __________________ 1999 BMW 318ti
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 | | | | | 08-27-2012, 04:32 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Potomac Falls VA DMV Posts: 1,794 |
Air craft stripper __________________
Im guessing im the youngest member on here with a S52 power'ed Ti at 16 years old! | | | | | 08-27-2012, 05:30 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,464 |
Those are Style 96 wheels...
Whatever you use to remove the paint, make sure it is safe for aluminum! While paint stripper is very good at eating paint, many are also very good at eating or discoloring aluminum... | | | | | 08-27-2012, 07:24 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Scranton/Wilkes-barre area PA Posts: 454 |
it might be tough to get only one layer of paint off with stripper __________________
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If the surface underneath it was prepped (sanded) it probably wouldn't look good anyways even if you did get it off. On the other hand, if it was just a cheap paint job without any prep you might be able to remove that top layer carefully using a heat gun.
Seems like more work than it's worth though and you may not be satisfied with the end results of your efforts. __________________  | | | | | 08-27-2012, 10:07 PM | #7 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: wadley al Posts: 27 |
I forgot to add they are 17s . It was a cheap jon the wheels look brand new underneath. I guess they sprayed the to match the car. And the rear badge was sprayed also im guessing a kid | | | | |
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